From October 18 to 23 this year, in accordance with the 2026 Plan for the Joint Training of Command and Control Bodies and Formations of Forces and Assets of the Collective Security System of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the “Cobalt-2026” special exercise was held at the Magob training range of the Special Purpose Units Training Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Greater Eurasia: Institutions, Development, Cooperation” was held at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, jointly organized with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS). CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the conference.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Kazem Jalali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, was held at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Russian Federation.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Transformation of the Global Security System and the Shaping of a Eurasian Security Framework” was held at Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU).
Today, a conference entitled “The Role and Place of Media in CSTO Member States in Efforts to Contain Crisis (Emergency) Situations in Collective Security Regions” was held in Minsk.
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.