On May 20, consultations of representatives (experts) of the defense agencies of the CSTO member states aimed at improving air defense and developing the CSTO Collective Aviation Forces were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff headquarters.
On May 20–21, 2026, a Coordination Meeting of Chief Narcologists of the CSTO member states was held in St. Petersburg within the framework of the Russian Federation’s chairmanship in the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
On May 19, 2026, Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev met in Vienna with Director of the Division for Operations of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Bo Mathiasen.
On May 19, 2026, an international round table on the topic “CSTO: together for strengthening international peace and stability” was held at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, on the sidelines of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Europe.
On May 18, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, together with the heads of the diplomatic missions of the CSTO member states in Vienna, took part in a solemn wreath and flower-laying ceremony at the monument to the Soviet Liberator Soldier at Schwarzenbergplatz.
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.
