On June 18, 2026, the 24th Meeting of the Interstate Commission for Military-Economic Cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (ICMEC CSTO) was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The meeting was chaired by Dmitry Stefanovich, Head of the Belarusian National Section of the ICMEC and Deputy Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus.
On June 18, 2026, the 2nd Military-Economic Conference of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, entitled “Development of Cooperation among the Defense Industries (Military-Industrial Complexes) of the CSTO Member States: 20 Years of Practical Cooperation”, was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The event brought together representatives of relevant ministries, agencies, defense enterprises, and other institutions and organizations of the CSTO member states.
A delegation of the CSTO Secretariat, headed by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, is taking part in the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”, being held in Minsk from June 17 to 19, 2026.
Regular meeting of the Working Group on Electronic Warfare under the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers held in Saint Petersburg
About 600 Russian military personnel will take part in the CSTO "Rubezh-2022" training in the Republic of Tajikistan
About 600 Russian servicemen will take part in a joint training with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian region "Rubezh-2022" in the Republic of Tajikistan.
The core of the Russian contingent is formed by units of the 201st Military Base, and more than 150 units of weapons, special and military equipment will be involved.
The active phase of the trainings will take place from 17 to 21 October in southern Tajikistan. Military contingents of the member states of the CSTO Central Asian region, task forces of the CSTO Joint Staff and the CSTO Secretariat will also take part in the practical actions.
The participants will practice preparing and conducting a joint military operation to block and destroy illegal armed groups that have invaded the territory of a Collective Security Treaty Organization member state.
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Joint press center of the CSTO training