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.
CSTO Secretary General and CSTO PA Responsible Secretary hold a working meeting
19.01.2026
On January 19, 2026, a working meeting was held between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Responsible Secretary of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly Sergey Pospelov.
Particular attention was given to the organization of the fifth meeting of chairpersons of committees (commissions) of the parliaments of CSTO member states responsible for international relations, defense, and security. The meeting is scheduled to take place in February of this year in Moscow.
The discussion also covered issues related to the implementation of the priorities of Russia’s CSTO chairmanship in 2026, prospects for further cooperation, and measures to strengthen interaction between the CSTO Secretariat and the Secretariat of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly.
