On May 15, 2026, a meeting of the CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov with media representatives of the CSTO member states was held at the CSTO Secretariat to mark the 34th anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty.
CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov held a meeting at the Organization’s Secretariat with a delegation of the Monitoring Team of the UN Security Council Sanctions Committees 1267/1989/2253 concerning ISIL and Al-Qaeda and 1988 concerning the Taliban Movement United Nations Security Council.
A working meeting was held between the CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Head of the Center for Scientific and Analytical Information of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Political Sciences Nikolay Plotnikov.
On May 7, the CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov held a working meeting in Moscow at the CSTO Joint Staff aimed at improving issues related to crisis response and expert cooperation.
RIA Novosti: The theme of creating a single missile defense system of the CSTO countries and the situation in Afghanistan remain on the agenda
07.02.2019The topic of creating a single missile defense system of the CSTO countries remains on the agenda
February 6 - RIA News. "As for the missile defense issue, this is one of the main tasks that we are solving in the interest of ensuring the military security of the organization’s member states. United missile defense systems have been created in the Caucasus region, created on the basis of bilateral agreements, but within the framework of the CSTO, between Armenia and Russia, in the Eastern European region, between Belarus and Russia, in the Central Asian region, between Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation, ”Anatoly Sidorov, the head of the organization’s united staff, told a briefing at the Russia Today MIA.
He noted that work is currently under way to expand the regional missile defense system in the Central Asian region, including the republics of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. "And in the future there is the task of creating a unified CSTO missile defense system," said Sidorov, answering the question whether the organization plans to pay special attention to the issue of air defense in the context of the suspension of US participation in the INF.
"This is (the creation of a joint missile defense system) a topic of the day, it is actively working on it. And, of course, air defense issues are being addressed, including during joint exercises," Sidorov added.
CSTO "Combat Brotherhood" will be held in Tajikistan in September-October
Feb 6 - Sputnik. The CSTO “Battle Brotherhood” exercise will be held in September-October in Russia, Belarus and Tajikistan, said the head of the CSTO joint headquarters, Anatoly Sidorov.
“More specific dates for the exercise, the composition of the forces and means will be discussed at the staff talks held a few months before the start of the exercises. Now plans are being developed, it is possible that they will be interconnected with the exercises that are planned within the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus” - said the head of the joint headquarters Anatoly Sidorov at a briefing at the Russia Today MIA.
He added that the main activities, the active phase is planned for September-October, the beginning of November.
According to him, this year the exercises will be held on the territory of the Russian Federation, Belarus and Tajikistan.
The main threat to the countries of Central Asia is the armed conflict in Afghanistan, - the head of the CSTO Joint Staff
Бишкек (АКИpress), 6 февраля 2019 – Основную угрозу странам Центральной Азии представляет продолжающийся вооруженный конфликт в Афганистане. Об этом сообщил начальник Объединенного штаба ОДКБ Анатолий Сидоров 6 февраля на видеобрифинге.
According to him, the unstable situation in Afghanistan creates favorable conditions for such organizations as the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, the Islamic Movement of East Turkestan and so on. “This represents a threat to the national security of the Central Asian countries,” he said.
He also noted that "over the 17 years of military presence, Washington has failed to achieve results in the fight against militants." “Afghanistan ranks second in terms of terrorism. The United States deliberately refuses to resolve the situation, does not have a clear strategy on the situation in Afghanistan. The United States uses its presence in Afghanistan to exert pressure on neighboring countries, ”said Sidorov.
CSTO takes action against the IG on the Tajik-Afghan border
Feb 6 - Sputnik. The CSTO takes into account the strengthening of the Islamic State (IS, banned in the Russian Federation) grouping in Afghanistan and takes measures, said the head of the joint headquarters of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Anatoly Sidorov.
According to him, after the defeat of the Islamic State in Syria, the principle of communicating vessels “worked,” and the militants began to leave from there to Afghanistan, since there remained many areas beyond the control of the authorities.
"A painful point in Central Asia is Afghanistan ... (Militants) are trying to organize training bases, concentrating including in the north of Afghanistan. These are areas that have a long border with the Republic of Tajikistan. Of course, this is not what the fears are. Just being afraid is not Our method. We must take measures to prevent further aggravation of the situation, especially on the Tajik-Afghan border. These measures are being taken, "Sidorov said at a briefing at the Russia Today forum.
CSTO says a 40% increase in intensity of fighting between government forces in Afghanistan and terrorists
Interfax, February 6, 2019
The Collective Security Treaty Organization notes a significant increase in the radical Islamists of the Taliban and ISIL in Afghanistan.
"In 2018, the intensity of hostilities between various gangs and the Afghan security forces increased by 40%. At the same time, the radical Islamic movement Taliban and the Islamic State terrorist organization, including in the northern provinces of Afghanistan, are significantly more active," Anatoly Sidorov, head of the CSTO Joint Staff, told reporters on Wednesday.
He stressed that the ongoing armed conflict in Afghanistan poses the main threat in the Central Asian region for the CSTO member states.
According to A. Sidorov, the unstable situation in Afghanistan creates favorable conditions for strengthening the activities of extremist-terrorist groups that seek to create a second caliphate on the territory of Central Asian countries and pose a serious threat to their national security.
