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.
Announcement of the meeting of Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representatives to the CSTO with representatives of parliaments
04.09.2025
On September 5, 2025, in St. Petersburg, a working meeting of Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representatives to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) with plenipotentiary representatives of the parliaments of the CSTO member states in the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly and the CSTO PA Secretariat will take place.
Main topics for discussion:
⦁The practice and directions of interaction between the CSTO statutory bodies and the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly;
⦁The progress of ratification of international treaties concluded within the framework of the CSTO;
⦁ Formation of a draft Program of activities of the CSTO PA for the convergence and harmonization of the national legislation of the CSTO member states for 2026-2030;
⦁ Cooperation with international organizations and expansion of the number of CSTO observers and partners;
⦁ Participation of members of the CSTO Permanent Council in the upcoming meeting of the Chairmen of the parliamentary committees on international relations, defense and security in Moscow in February 2026;
⦁ Current issues of institutionalization of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly and the progress of the draft Agreement on the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly.
The following people will participate in the discussion: Sergey Valerievich Pospelov, Executive Secretary of the CSTO PA; Alexander Evgenievich Grinevich, Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Belarus to the CSTO; Marat Zenikenovich Syzdykov, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the CSTO; Mirlan Ermekovich Turgunbekov, Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic to the CSTO, Chairman of the Permanent Council of the CSTO; Viktor Lvovich Vasiliev, Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Russian Federation to the CSTO; Jamshed Nurullo Saidzoda, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Tajikistan to the CSTO; Kirill Yuryevich Golub, Head of the Legal Department of the CSTO Secretariat; Igor Nikolaevich Panarin, Consultant to the Department of Political Cooperation of the CSTO Secretariat, as well as the leadership and plenipotentiary representatives of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly.
The working meeting will be held on September 5 from 11:00 to 12:00 at 53 Shpalernaya str., Parliamentary Center, Saint Petersburg.
Additional information: +7 958 859 26 84, Natalia.
