On May 28, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the International Security Forum held under the auspices of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. More than 150 delegations from 120 countries participated in the event.
On May 26 of this year, a round table entitled “35 Years of the Commonwealth of Independent States: Results, Tasks, and Prospects” was held at the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. The event was attended by heads of integration structures in the post-Soviet space, representatives of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as representatives of the embassies of CIS countries in Russia. Opening remarks were delivered by the moderator, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Grigory Karasin.
On May 26, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils (CSSC) was held in Moscow under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. The participants conducted a substantive exchange of views on issues related to strengthening security in the CSTO area of responsibility.
On May 25, 2026, a meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, and Acting Director of the African Union Counter-Terrorism Centre Idriss Mounir Lallali.
On May 25, 2026, a meeting took place at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, Kazem Jalali.
The Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia has completed training courses for defense departments, law enforcement agencies and special services of the CSTO member States
15.04.2022
In the period from 1 to 14 April 2022, at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation regular VII training courses for executive staff 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 prevention and elimination of emergency situations of the CSTO member States, were held.
The specialized training program for students included a course of lectures and practical trainings 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 professors and instructors from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and the CSTO Secretariat members.
Representatives of CSTO member States were trained in accordance with the Agreement on training of military personnel for the CSTO member States.
At the completion of the course, Colonel General Vladimir Zarudnitsky, Head of the Military Academy of the General Staff, and Valery Semerikov, the CSTO Deputy Secretary General, presented the students with Certificates of Professional Development in the form prescribed by Russian law.
Courses held annually significantly improve the necessary level of knowledge of executive staff and leading specialists of state authorities of the CSTO member States responsible for the development and strengthening of the collective security system, as well as contribute to strengthening allied relations within the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
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