A meeting of the Working Group of the Coordination Council of Heads of Competent Authorities on Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking (CCHN) on organizing international anti-drug operations within the CSTO framework was held in Aktau, Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Open International Youth Sambo Festival of National Teams of the CSTO Member States was held at the International Sambo Center in Moscow.
On August 17–19, at the invitation of Colonel General Alexander Manilov, Chairman of the Coordination Service of the Council of Border Troops Commanders of the CIS, a delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff headed by Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov took part in international events held in the area of responsibility of the Border Directorate of the Russian Federal Security Service for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.
On August 14, consultations were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff with representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the CSTO member states on organizing joint training activities for command and control bodies and formations of the CSTO collective security system in 2027.
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov addressed the plenary session of the XII International Meeting of High Representatives in charge of security issues
24.04.2024
From the speech of the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov at the plenary session of the XII International Meeting of High Representatives in charge of security issues (23-24 April 2024, St. Petersburg):
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The CSTO member states and the Organization itself, constantly confronted with challenges and threats, have developed a mechanism for coordinating cooperation among allies on a wide range of information security issues.
Information security issues fall within the competence of the Working Group under the Committee of Secretaries of the Security Councils of the CSTO.
The protection of information space and information resources in the Organization's area of responsibility is carried out through the implementation of the CSTO's comprehensive interstate permanent operation "PROXY". Authorized bodies of national security and internal affairs, competent bodies for combating illicit drug trafficking and illegal migration, and financial monitoring structures are taking part in this operation.
The CSTO member states have regulations in place to identify and block unlawful content. Severe penalties are provided for certain types of terrorist offences in this area.
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