On July 15, 2026, the High-Level Regional Meeting “Enhancing Capacities to Prevent the Supply of Weapons to Terrorists in Central Asia” was held in Moscow, organized by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism with the participation of the Russian side.
On July 14, 2026, a working meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov and UN Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zuev.
From July 7 to 9, second staff talks were held in the Russian Federation on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) command-and-staff exercise “Interaction-2026”, the special reconnaissance exercise “Poisk-2026”, and the logistics support exercise “Echelon-2026”.
In accordance with the 2026 Action Plan of the Coordinating Council of Heads of the Competent Authorities for Countering Illicit Drug Trafficking of the CSTO Member States, and as part of the Russian Federation's priorities during its 2026 CSTO Chairmanship, the sub-regional counter-narcotics operation “Kanal – Amber Coast” was conducted from June 29 to July 3, 2026. The operation was aimed at disrupting trafficking routes for narcotic drugs, their precursors and analogues, new psychoactive substances, and potent substances into the CSTO area of responsibility, neutralizing international transnational drug trafficking groups, dismantling clandestine drug production facilities, undermining the economic foundations of the drug trade, including the laundering of drug proceeds.
The 12th Southern Information Security Forum “Infoforum Sochi 2026” is taking place in Sochi, Russia, from June 30 to July 3. On July 1, the Forum's plenary session brought together representatives of federal and regional authorities, regulatory bodies, leading companies, and international organizations to discuss current challenges in the protection of critical infrastructure, the development of artificial intelligence, and international cooperation.
At an informal meeting of foreign ministers of the CSTO member states in Milan, a Statement in support of the INF Treaty was adopted. The event was attended by Deputy Secretary General of the CSTO Alymbay Sultanov Invited by the Minister
06.12.2018The Deputy Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, who was at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy on a visit to Milan, took part in the 25th meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe held there. Italy is currently chairing the OSCE.
A.Sultanov also participated in an informal meeting of foreign ministers of the CSTO member states on the sidelines of the meeting on December 6, during which the ministers exchanged views on the coordination of the positions of the CSTO member states on the agenda of the OSCE Ministerial Council. Other issues of mutual interest were discussed. The meeting adopted a joint Statement of the CSTO member states in support of the INF Treaty, which will be circulated as an official OSCE document.
