On October 7, 2026, the Fourth Counter-Terrorism Forum opened in Minsk (Republic of Belarus), bringing together the CIS Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure international scientific and practical conference, and joint counter-terrorism exercises.
October 7 marks the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which formalized the establishment of the CSTO as an international regional organization. The goals set out in the document, including strengthening peace and stability and collectively protecting the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member states, remain the foundation for developing mutually beneficial, truly allied cooperation. On this basis, the Russian Federation is chairing the CSTO in 2026 under the motto “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal, shared responsibility.”
From October 18 to 23 this year, a special exercise codenamed “Cobalt-2026” will be held in the Republic of Tajikistan.
Today, the active phase of the command-and-staff exercise with the Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF) of the CSTO “Interaction-2026” and the special exercises “Search-2026” and “Echelon-2026” concluded in the Russian Federation.
BelTA news agency: CSTO countries will work out collective measures in the event of a sharp deterioration in the epidemiological situation
03.04.2020
April 3, Moscow / Eduard Pivovar – BELTA news agency /. The CSTO countries will develop joint collective response measures in case of a sharp deterioration in the epidemiological situation due to the spread of COVID-19 in the organization’s area of responsibility. BelTA news agency was informed today by CSTO Press Secretary Vladimir Zaynetdinov following a telephone conversation between CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas and secretaries of security councils of the CSTO member states, including the Republic of Belarus.
An exchange of opinions on the epidemiological situation took place in each state that is part of the organization and the measures taken to counteract the spread of coronavirus, as well as minimizing the consequences. "The parties agreed to continue consultations to develop collective response measures in the event of a sharp deterioration in the epidemiological situation in the CSTO responsibility area," the Press Secretary said.
It was stated that the situation in the CSTO countries is under control. "The effectiveness of such control is achieved through the timely application of restrictive and preventive measures taken by governments, health care structures, sanitary and epidemiological inspection service and the competent authorities of the CSTO member states," Stanislav Zas said. He drew attention to the fact that currently in the Republic of Tajikistan not a single case of coronavirus infection has been officially recorded.
