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.
The delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff took part in commemorative events dedicated to the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War in the Republic of Belarus
23.06.2025
A delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff consisting of representatives of the armed forces of the Organization's states (the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, and the Republic of Tajikistan) took part in commemorative events dedicated to the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War in the Republic of Belarus.
On June 20, a delegation led by Major General Arsen Rakhmanov paid tribute to the victims of the genocide of the Belarusian people at the “Khatyn” Memorial Complex.
On June 21, officers paid military honors to the fallen during the Great Patriotic War at the Victory Monument in Minsk.
On the night of June 21-22, a delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff took part in a flower-laying ceremony at the Eternal Flame at the Monument "Courage" at the “Brest Hero Fortress” Memorial Complex. The special tragic atmosphere of the heroic events of the first hours of the Great Patriotic War was demonstrated during the military historical reconstruction “On June 22, 1941. Brest Fortress", where the key episodes of the defense of the Brest fortress were recreated.
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov donated encyclopedic publications "The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945", dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, to the funds of the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, the Brest Fortress Defense Museum, and the “Khatyn” Memorial Complex.
In the year of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, the preservation of the memory of the immortal feat of the Soviet people, who forged a common Victory on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War, is of particular importance.
