On October 7, 2026, the Fourth Counter-Terrorism Forum opened in Minsk (Republic of Belarus), bringing together the CIS Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure international scientific and practical conference, and joint counter-terrorism exercises.
October 7 marks the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which formalized the establishment of the CSTO as an international regional organization. The goals set out in the document, including strengthening peace and stability and collectively protecting the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member states, remain the foundation for developing mutually beneficial, truly allied cooperation. On this basis, the Russian Federation is chairing the CSTO in 2026 under the motto “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal, shared responsibility.”
From October 18 to 23 this year, a special exercise codenamed “Cobalt-2026” will be held in the Republic of Tajikistan.
Today, the active phase of the command-and-staff exercise with the Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF) of the CSTO “Interaction-2026” and the special exercises “Search-2026” and “Echelon-2026” concluded in the Russian Federation.
The CSTO Courses started at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
03.04.2023
On April 3, 2023, at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the next VIII Training Courses started for senior personnel and leading specialists of defense agencies, law enforcement agencies, apparatuses of security councils, security agencies and special services, as well as bodies authorized in the field of prevention and elimination of emergency situations, the CSTO member states with the status of military personnel in accordance with the national legislation.
The CSTO Deputy Secretary General Takhir Khairulloyev attended the opening ceremony.
The specialized training program provides for a course of lectures and practical exercises on politico-military issues, crisis response to contemporary challenges and threats, military cooperation in the CSTO format, as well as on military strategy, military governance and military economics. Staff of the CSTO Secretariat and servicemen from the CSTO Joint Staff are involved in conducting the lessons, along with the teaching staff of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
This year's training program has been significantly expanded, as a result of which the Course instead of 14 days will last for 20 days.
Courses held annually improve the necessary level of knowledge of senior staff and leading specialists of state authorities of the CSTO member states responsible for the development and strengthening of the collective security system, and contribute to strengthening allied relations within the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
