On June 18, 2026, the 24th Meeting of the Interstate Commission for Military-Economic Cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (ICMEC CSTO) was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The meeting was chaired by Dmitry Stefanovich, Head of the Belarusian National Section of the ICMEC and Deputy Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus.
On June 18, 2026, the 2nd Military-Economic Conference of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, entitled “Development of Cooperation among the Defense Industries (Military-Industrial Complexes) of the CSTO Member States: 20 Years of Practical Cooperation”, was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The event brought together representatives of relevant ministries, agencies, defense enterprises, and other institutions and organizations of the CSTO member states.
A delegation of the CSTO Secretariat, headed by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, is taking part in the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”, being held in Minsk from June 17 to 19, 2026.
Regular meeting of the Working Group on Electronic Warfare under the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers held in Saint Petersburg
The CSTO Courses were held at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
25.04.2023
In the period from 3 to 25 April 2023, at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation the VIII regular training courses for senior personnel and leading specialists of defense departments, law enforcement agencies, security councils, security agencies and special services, as well as bodies authorized in the field of emergency prevention and response of the CSTO member states with the status of military servicemen in accordance with national law, were held (hereinafter – the CSTO Courses).
A specialized program for students conducted 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. The training sessions were conducted by the teaching staff of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, members of the CSTO Secretariat and servicemen of the CSTO Joint Staff.
The training of representatives of the CSTO member states is organized in accordance with the Agreement on Military Personnel Training for the CSTO member states.
During the debriefing with the Deputy Head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Arkady Stanislavovich Korzhevsky and the CSTO Deputy Secretary General Takhir Sheralievich Khairulloyev, the students were presented with certificates of advanced training in the form prescribed by Russian law.
The CSTO Courses held annually significantly improve the level of knowledge of senior personnel and leading specialists of state and military administration bodies of the CSTO member states and contribute to strengthening allied relations within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
