On May 6, 2026, a meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between the CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykovand newly appointed Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Belarus to the CSTO Vladimir Bespaly.
28 April marks the Day of the CSTO Joint Staff. It should be recalled that on 28 April 2003, in Dushanbe, the Collective Security Council, guided by the need to establish a military staff body responsible for implementing the military component of the Collective Security Treaty, adopted the Decision “On the Establishment of the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.”
On 27 April 2026, within the framework of the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Contours of a New Architecture of Collective Security: Current Issues of Information and Analytical Partnership within the CSTO,” held at MGIMO University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, a round table entitled “Eurasian Analytical Platform: New Approaches in a New Geopolitical Reality” took place. During the event, Head of the Information and Public Relations Department of the CSTO Secretariat Yuriy Shuvalov delivered a presentation on “The Eurasian Analytical Network: A New Cognitive Architecture of Collective Security.”
Priorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan Chairmanship in the Collective Security Treaty Organization in 2024
02.04.2024The first.
The CSTO cooperation with interested countries and international organizations active in the security sphere:
- maintaining the established interaction with the UN and its structures on the basis of the Joint Declaration on Cooperation between the CSTO and UN Secretariats of 18 March 2010;
- deepening cooperation with the CIS and the SCO as part of the implementation of the "Practical Measures to Strengthen CSTO Cooperation with the CIS and the SCO" approved by the CSTO CSC decision of 23 November 2022.
The second.
Interaction on military cooperation:
- improvement of the Organization’s regulatory and legal framework for ensuring the operational deployment of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces), including the unimpeded (non-stop) transit of contingents, military aviation flights and other aspects;
- development of the military training system and the military-scientific potential of the CSTO member states by involving the CSTO basic organizations in improving the military training system (training programs, conducting (including online) courses, trainings, mutual exchange of teaching staff);
- development of the CSTO's peacekeeping potential and intensification of the activities of the Special Representative of the CSTO Secretary General for Peacekeeping.
The third.
Developing cooperation to counter international terrorism and extremism:
- improvement of the anti-terrorist component of the collective security system through the implementation of joint measures to prevent citizens of the CSTO member states from travelling abroad to participate in terrorist activities, as well as a mechanism of action to search for, detain and extradite persons involved in the commission of terrorist and extremist offences;
- intensification of the activities of the Working Group of Experts on Combating Terrorism and Extremism under the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils.
The fourth.
Countering illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances:
- carrying out joint measures to protect the territories of the CSTO member states from the illegal importation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;
- development of practical cooperation within the framework of the Coordination Council of the Heads of the Competent Authorities for Countering Illicit Drug Trafficking of the CSTO member states.
The fifth.
Combating illicit arms trafficking and organized transnational crime:
- strengthening cooperation in countering illicit trafficking in arms, ammunition and organized transnational crime;
- working on the issue of carrying out specialized operational, preventive and special CSTO measures to combat illicit arms trafficking and organized transnational crime.
The sixth.
Deepening cooperation on disaster management:
- development of practical cooperation among the CSTO member states in the field of prevention and elimination of the consequences of emergency situations in the CSTO area of responsibility;
- improving the level of readiness and efficiency of rescue teams of the CSTO member states to deal with natural and man-made emergencies;
- further deepening cooperation within the CSTO Coordination Council for Emergency Situations.
The seven.
Countering information technology offences:
- further improvement of measures aimed at countering information technology offences;
- development of cooperation within the framework of the permanent operation aimed at countering information technology crimes "PROXY".
