On June 10, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Kazan (Russian Federation) under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. CIS Deputy Secretary General Denis Trefilov and SCO Deputy Secretary General Oleg Kopylov were also invited to attend the meeting.
On June 9, 2026, a delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, took part in the 19th Meeting of Heads of Lead Counter-Terrorism Units of the Competent Authorities of the CIS Member States and Heads of National Structures Responsible for Coordinating Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Extremism Activities. The event was organized by the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS Member States.
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.
The CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabaev met with the UN Assistant Secretary General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas Miroslav Jenča
14.08.2023
On 14 August 2023, the CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabaev met with the UN Assistant Secretary General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas Miroslav Jenča at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation.
During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues related to cooperation between the United Nations and the CSTO, which is progressively developing based on the provisions of the regular UN General Assembly Resolution adopted in November 2022. The active participation of the CSTO Secretariat in the international discussion on the “New Agenda for Peace”, an initiative of United Nations Secretary General António Guterres ahead of the “Millennium Summit” scheduled for September 2024, was noted with satisfaction.
A thorough exchange of views was held on the security situation in the various CSTO areas of responsibility.
Miroslav Jenča was also briefed on the systematic work being carried out in the CSTO to integrate the collective peacekeeping potential into the work of the United Nations.
The parties expressed readiness for further productive contacts, including during the forthcoming high-level week “on the margins” of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly.
