During the “Conduct of combat operations” stage, two main training objectives are being practiced: the occupation by the national contingents of the CRDF CAR of the area of responsibility and the destruction of illegal armed formations that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
The active phase of the joint exercise with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CRDF CAR) “Frontier-2026” has begun at the Koktal training range in the Republic of Kazakhstan. During the exercise, the participating forces are practicing the preparation and conduct of combat operations to destroy illegal armed formations that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
On September 11, 2026, a round table entitled “Kazakhstan–Central Asia–Greater Eurasia: resilience and security amid new challenges” was held at the Center for Social Conservative Policy. The event was organized by the CSTO Secretariat jointly with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS) and the Center for Social Conservative Policy (CSCP).
The event was attended by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, Director of the ICCA RAS Kirill Babaev, members of the CSTO Permanent Council and representatives of the academic and expert communities of the member states. The discussion was moderated by Yuri Shuvalov, Head of the Information and Public Relations Department of the CSTO Secretariat.
Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Meets with CSTO Secretary General
27.02.2020
On February 27, A. Simonyan, Vice Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, met with CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, who is in Armenia on a working visit.
The meeting was attended by Armenian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Kocharian and Mr. Biyagov, Armenian Representative to the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
The Vice Speaker congratulated Mr. Zas on his appointment as CSTO Secretary General.
Mr. Simonyan noted that the CSTO is one of the most important elements of the security system of our country, and Armenia is interested in the effective work of this structure. In his opinion, the activities of the CSTO should contribute to maintaining balance and peace in our region.
The Vice Speaker of the National Assembly highlighted the holding of the CSTO Council and the CSTO PA plenary in Yerevan last year. He stressed that the Armenian delegation is actively working in the CSTO PA, directing its efforts to improving relations.
Mr. Zas, thanking for the reception in the National Assembly and congratulations, expressed readiness for cooperation. The interlocutors also addressed issues of cooperation within the framework of the CSTO.
