Today, at the Chebarkulsky training range in the Russian Federation, as part of the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF) “Interaction-2026”, joint actions to liberate a populated area captured by a simulated adversary were practiced.
On September 29–30, 2026, the 6th International Conference of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation on the spread of extremist ideology was held in Moscow. The CSTO delegation, comprising Umar Umarzoda, Head of the Department for Countering Challenges and Threats, and Igor Demchenko, Adviser to the Department, took part in the conference.
In the Russian Federation, at the Chebarkulsky training range, reconnaissance groups have begun practicing practical actions in designated areas as part of the CSTO special exercise with reconnaissance forces and assets “Search-2026”.
Today, a ceremony was held at the Chebarkulsky training range in the Russian Federation to open the command-and-staff exercise with the Collective Operational Reaction Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization “Interaction-2026” and the special exercises “Search-2026” and “Echelon-2026”.
Opening remarks by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov at the round table “Kazakhstan–Central Asia–Greater Eurasia: resilience and security amid new challenges”
11.09.2026
Dear colleagues,
Good afternoon!
Thank you for taking part in the round table devoted to the constitutional reform carried out in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The CSTO Secretariat, the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia, together with the Center for Social and Conservative Policy, continue to work jointly on the conceptual analytical report “The CSTO as a space for security and development: prospects for inter-platform cooperation,” which is scheduled to be presented at a working session of the CSTO Secretariat as part of the 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security in November 2026.
At the previous event held at the CSCP, we discussed the role and place of the CSTO as a collective security institution in the architecture of Greater Eurasia. Today, our focus is on Kazakhstan: the constitutional reform carried out in the country and, as one of its outcomes, the elections to the Kurultai, as well as an issue of paramount importance for the Central Asian region related to ensuring water and energy security.
The purpose of the reform in Kazakhstan is to update the country's legal system and bring it into line with the state's goals and objectives.
Kazakhstan's experience in this area can without exaggeration be called innovative; it is intended to unlock the potential of the state and society and optimize approaches and methods for addressing pressing challenges. This experience may be highly useful for other Eurasian countries, and therefore I look forward to a substantive discussion on this topic.
