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.
"RIA Novosti": The CSTO talked about the increased threat of terrorist attacks in Central Asia
26.06.2019BISHKEK, June 25 - RIA Novosti. On Tuesday the Deputy Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Alymbek Sultanov said that the threat of terrorist attacks in Central Asia has increased significantly.
"Recently, the threat of terrorist attacks in Central Asia has increased significantly," he said at the anti-terrorism forum of the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union in Bishkek.
According to Mr.Sultanov, the main threats to the security of the region come from the northern provinces of Afghanistan, where there is an intensification of terrorist gangs and militants returning from Syria to the countries of origin.
"For the successful fight against terrorism, it is necessary to consolidate the efforts of the competent authorities of all the CSTO countries, exchange experience and information between them," he said.
