An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Transformation of the Global Security System and the Shaping of a Eurasian Security Framework” was held at Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU).
Today, a conference entitled “The Role and Place of Media in CSTO Member States in Efforts to Contain Crisis (Emergency) Situations in Collective Security Regions” was held in Minsk.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “The Situation in the Middle East, North Africa and the Sahara-Sahel Region: Development Forecasts for 2027” was held in Moscow, organized by the Center for Scientific and Analytical Information of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
On October 18, 2026, the “Cobalt-2026” special exercise opened in the Republic of Tajikistan, in accordance with the 2026 Plan for the Joint Training of Command and Control Bodies and Formations of Forces and Assets of the CSTO Collective Security System. The exercise involves special units of internal affairs and national security agencies, internal troops (National Guard), special services and anti-drug agencies, as well as rescue units incorporated into the Special Purpose Forces formations of the CSTO Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF).
From October 13 to 16, 2025, the 23rd International Combat Sambo Tournament for the Cup of the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, featuring law enforcement personnel from CSTO member states, was held at the Ognikovo Park Hotel (19 Ognikovo, Istra District, Moscow Region).
The 26th meeting of the Coordination Council of the Heads of Competent Authorities for Countering the Illicit Drug Trafficking of the CSTO Member States
03.12.2024
On 2 December 2024, the 26th meeting of the Coordination Council of the Heads of Competent Authorities for Countering the Illicit Drug Trafficking of the Member States of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (hereinafter referred to as the CSTO CCBCD) was held via videoconferencing.
The meeting was attended by heads of departments and representatives of anti-drug units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Drug Control Agency under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Rosfinmonitoring, Committee of Heads of Law Enforcement Units of the Council of Heads of Customs Services of the CIS member states and the CSTO Secretariat.
At the opening of the Coordination Council meeting, First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Alenov B.T. made a welcoming speech, he emphasized the role of the CSTO CCBCD in the development and implementation of a coordinated strategy and joint measures of the anti-drug fight in the CSTO area of responsibility.
Then the floor was given to B.V. Yakovchenko, Secretary of the CSTO CCBCD, Deputy Head of the Main Department for Drug Control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, who noted that, taking into account the accumulated experience, the need to continue the practice of joint or coordinated anti-drug activities aimed at countering the drug threat.
The CSTO CCDBD format has established a mechanism for international cooperation on a multilateral basis, and mutual understanding and a high level of trust have been achieved between the competent authorities of states and their interested subdivisions.
The CSTO Deputy Secretary General Semerikov V.A. pointed out that in the conditions of rapidly changing military-political and criminal situation in the world, with a steady tendency to their aggravation, there was a difficult situation in the sphere of drug trafficking, both at the global level and in the zone of responsibility of our Organization, the drug problem was in the focus of constant attention of the CSTO Collective Security Council.
The meeting discussed the results of the activities of the Coordination Council of Heads of Competent Authorities for Countering the Illicit Drug Trafficking in 2024, and heard reports from the heads of competent bodies of the anti-drug agencies of the CSTO member states on the work done over the same period, including proposals for developing a consolidated position on cooperation in combating the global drug threat. The agenda included a number of issues related to countering illicit drug trafficking and the functional scope of the CSTO's activities.
After substantive and interested discussions following the reports of the responsible persons on the agenda items, the outcome documents were signed.
