On June 30 – July 1, 2026, Saint Petersburg hosted a series of events chaired by Alexander Kurenkov, Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, with the participation of heads of the competent authorities of the CSTO member states responsible for emergency prevention and response.
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.
The CSTO reported that dialogue and cooperation with China were on the agenda
16.12.2021"The issue of establishing dialogue and cooperation with the PRC is on the agenda of the CSTO. We believe that interaction should be based on universally recognized principles of international law, in accordance with the goals and principles of the United Nations Charter, as well as the CSTO Charter," he said.
According to Zaynetdinov, the CSTO Secretariat welcomes the statement made by President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China during his talks with the Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 15. The Chinese leader expressed Beijing's intention to continue flexible and multifaceted cooperation with Russia and other CSTO countries in order to preserve security and stability in the region.
On December 15, the Russian President Vladimir Putin and the President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping had a video conference. Yuri Ushakov, Assistant to the Russian President, told reporters that the conversation between the two heads of state lasted about an hour and a half. According to him, the Russian and Chinese leaders discussed "literally all urgent and important problems" - from security guarantees for Moscow in Europe to the creation of new alliances in the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, Putin and Xi Jinping discussed bilateral relations and future meetings, one of which could take place in February 2022.
