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 CSTO Secretary General participated in the meeting of the Russian Foreign Minister with parliamentarians of the CSTO member states
08.02.2025
On 7 February, in Moscow, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, met with the chairmen of the committees (commissions) of the parliaments of the CSTO member states whose jurisdiction includes international relations, defense and security issues.
The event was attended by the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov and ambassadors of the Organization's member states.
The sides have summarized the results of cooperation within the CSTO in 2024. They outlined the main directions for developing the collective security system, strengthening the parliamentary dimension and deepening foreign policy coordination. They exchanged views on topical issues on the international and regional agenda.
