A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Director of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kirill Babaev was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
From June 2 to 4, the Republic of Belarus hosted the second staff talks on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces command-and-staff exercise “Indestructible Brotherhood 2026” and the special exercise “Barrier 2026” involving the CSTO Joint CBRN Protection and Medical Support Formation.
On June 3, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers (CDM) was held at the Patriot Central Park of the Russian Ministry of Defense under the chairmanship of the Russian side. The meeting was attended by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Andrey Serdyukov.
From June 1 to 3, Saratov (Russian Federation) is hosting a series of events involving the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization aimed at strengthening the collective response system to biological threats.
On June 1, 2026, consultations at the deputy foreign minister level of the CSTO member states were held in Moscow.
CSTO Deputy Secretary General Takes Part in the 9th Meeting of Heads of Border Agencies of CIS Member States in Tajikistan
10.04.2026
On 8 April 2026, CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov took part in the 9th Regional Meeting of Heads of Border Agencies of the CIS member states, held in the city of Guliston (Republic of Tajikistan).
At the meeting, heads of border agencies and representatives of the CIS and CSTO working bodies considered issues related to countering threats to border security in the Central Asian region, including measures undertaken both by national border services and within the framework of joint programs.
In his statement entitled “On Joint Measures of the CSTO, CIS and SCO to Counter Challenges and Threats Emanating from the Territory of Afghanistan,” Valery Semerikov noted that coordinated actions by the CSTO, CIS and SCO, as well as the pooling of their capacities, can enhance the effectiveness of fulfilling the tasks facing these organizations. The CSTO Secretariat sees prospects for intensifying efforts to counter terrorism and other challenges and threats through expanding cooperation and improving trilateral interaction.
