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.
On June 30 – July 1, 2026, Saint Petersburg hosted a series of events chaired by Alexander Kurenkov, Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, with the participation of heads of the competent authorities of the CSTO member states responsible for emergency prevention and response.
From June 24 to 26, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov paid a working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan at the personal invitation of President Emomali Rahmon.
On October 30, Moscow will host the International Conference of the Collective Security Treaty Organization “On the role and nature of interaction between international and regional organizations in the fight against international terrorism”
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On October 30, 2019, Moscow will host the International Conference “On the role and nature of interaction between international and regional organizations in the fight against international terrorism”, organized by the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. The event will be held in the Cultural Center of Main Administration for Service of Diplomatic Corps under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the address: st.Olof Palme, 5, Moscow.
Representatives of the leadership of the UN Counter-Terrorism Security Office and other relevant structural units of the UN, OSCE, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), International Organization for Migration (IOM), Interpol, the Eurasian Group on Countering the Legalization of Criminal proceeds and Financing of Terrorism (EAG), Executive Committee of the CIS, the Antiterrorist Center of the CIS member states, Secretariat and the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia will take part in the Conference. Representatives of the Secretariat for the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly will also take part in the Conference.
An important area of the forum’s work will be the discussion of the implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, the developing international cooperation in the global security system, and omproving mechanisms to counter the challenges of international terrorism and related extremism.
All media must be accredited before October 29, 2019 by e-mail odkb-pressa@gov.ru, i.steperenkova@odkb-csto.org
Contacts of responsible persons:
- The CSTO Press Secretary Zaynetdinov Vladimir Faridovich +7-621-33-23, +7495-795-27-10;
- The Secretariat consultant Steperenkova Irina Petrovna +7-621-31-09
