From June 24 to 26, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov paid a working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan at the personal invitation of President Emomali Rahmon.
From June 24 to 26, second staff talks were held in the Republic of Kazakhstan on the organization and conduct of the joint exercise “Rubezh-2026” with units of the Central Asian Collective Rapid Deployment Forces (CAR CRDF).
On June 23, 2026, a ceremonial event was held at the Advanced Training Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation to mark the 20th anniversary of the CSTO Collective Security Council's decision granting the Institute the status of the Basic Educational Institution for Continuing Professional Education of law enforcement and special service personnel of the CSTO member states in the fields of counterterrorism, combating extremism, illicit drug trafficking, illegal migration, and other forms of transnational organized crime, as well as for the training of specialists for peacekeeping missions and teaching staff of educational institutions.
85 years ago, the Great Patriotic War began. The war machine of Nazi Germany launched a treacherous attack against Soviet cities and villages and committed unprecedented atrocities against Soviet citizens. The peoples of the Soviet Union rose to defend their common Motherland and paid an enormous price for peace, freedom, and the right to live on their own land.
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.
