On June 10, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Kazan (Russian Federation) under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. CIS Deputy Secretary General Denis Trefilov and SCO Deputy Secretary General Oleg Kopylov were also invited to attend the meeting.
On June 9, 2026, a delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, took part in the 19th Meeting of Heads of Lead Counter-Terrorism Units of the Competent Authorities of the CIS Member States and Heads of National Structures Responsible for Coordinating Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Extremism Activities. The event was organized by the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS Member States.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Director of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kirill Babaev was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
From June 2 to 4, the Republic of Belarus hosted the second staff talks on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces command-and-staff exercise “Indestructible Brotherhood 2026” and the special exercise “Barrier 2026” involving the CSTO Joint CBRN Protection and Medical Support Formation.
Acting Secretary General of the CSTO Valery Semerikov will speak at the session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna
11.03.2019The session will analyze current trends in the field of drug trafficking, discuss global issues of countering illicit drug trafficking, will address the problems of preventing non-medical use of new psychoactive substances, treating and rehabilitating drug addicts, and expanding international cooperation in the anti-drug field.
In his speech at the session, Valery Semerikov focuses the meeting on the organization of work in the CSTO format on countering illicit drug trafficking, including on the results of the annual Canal operation, which received international recognition among experts from many countries and specialized structures of regional and international organizations . A separate theme of the presentation will be the issue of organizing interaction and strengthening mechanisms for international cooperation in anti-drug activities.
On the “margins” of the meeting, there will be working meetings of V. Semerikov with the leadership of UNODC, CARICC, high representatives of law enforcement agencies of the Member States of the Organization included in the Coordination Council of the heads of the competent authorities for combating illicit drug trafficking (CSPN) of the CSTO.
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