A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Vasily Khristoforov, Director of the Institute of International Relations and Political Sciences of the Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH) and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
On June 12, 2026, a conference entitled “Central Asia – the Core of the SCO: A Space of Peace and Shared Development” was held in Dushanbe under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan. Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev took part in the event.
On June 10, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Kazan (Russian Federation) under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. CIS Deputy Secretary General Denis Trefilov and SCO Deputy Secretary General Oleg Kopylov were also invited to attend the meeting.
On June 9, 2026, a delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, took part in the 19th Meeting of Heads of Lead Counter-Terrorism Units of the Competent Authorities of the CIS Member States and Heads of National Structures Responsible for Coordinating Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Extremism Activities. The event was organized by the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS Member States.
CSTO delegation took part in the conference "International and regional cooperation in the fight against terrorism and its sources of financing, including drug trafficking and organized crime", held May 16-17, 2019 in Dushanbe
17.05.2019On May 17, 2019, the CSTO delegation led by the Deputy Secretary General of the Organization, Alymbay Sultanov, took part in the High-Level Conference on International and Regional Cooperation in Combating Terrorism and its Financing Sources, including Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime, held in Dushanbe under the auspices of of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan in cooperation with the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the European Union ( EU).
Addressing the forum participants, A.Sultanov stressed that despite the tangible losses in Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State, Al-Qaida and the associated armed terrorist groups still pose a serious threat. Having regrouped their forces, they spread their influence beyond the borders of the Middle East: to Europe, Central and Southeast Asia.
Considering the fact that there are quite a few citizens of the CSTO member states in the ranks of terrorist organizations, the threat of terrorist acts on the territory of the Organization’s states has increased significantly.
The CSTO Deputy Secretary General briefed the conference participants on the comprehensive measures taken by the CSTO in countering the threat of terrorism, illegal migration, drug trafficking and preventing illegal activities on the Internet, such as “Mercenary”, “Nelegal”, “Channel” and PROXI, and their results. At the same time, he highlighted the development of projects of the CSTO Target Interstate Program on Strengthening the Tajik-Afghan Border Sites and the List of Additional Measures Aimed at Reducing Tension in the Tajik-Afghan Frontier.
Referring to the situation in Afghanistan, where the drug business provides financial support to terrorists, A. Sultanov pointed out the need to prosecute drug dealers for financing international terrorist organizations and improving the legislative base of states in this area.
On the Conference the CSTO delegation on May 16 of this year aslo took part in the UN event “Preventing illegal financial flows from drugs and crime in the interests of regional peace, security and sustainable development” and the European Union event “Reintegration of families of foreign terrorist fighters”.
