On August 14, consultations were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff with representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the CSTO member states on organizing joint training activities for command and control bodies and formations of the CSTO collective security system in 2027.
On July 15, 2026, the High-Level Regional Meeting “Enhancing Capacities to Prevent the Supply of Weapons to Terrorists in Central Asia” was held in Moscow, organized by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism with the participation of the Russian side.
On July 14, 2026, a working meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov and UN Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zuev.
From July 7 to 9, second staff talks were held in the Russian Federation on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) command-and-staff exercise “Interaction-2026”, the special reconnaissance exercise “Poisk-2026”, and the logistics support exercise “Echelon-2026”.
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.
