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 had a meeting with the Armenian Foreign Minister
31.08.2021
On August 30, this year, the Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretary General Stanislav Zas had a meeting with the Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, who was in Moscow on a working visit.
In the course of the meeting Stanislav Zas and Ararat Mirzoyan discussed the dynamics of changes in the military and political situation at the regional and international levels, that has a direct impact on the vital interests of the CSTO member States. The sides also discussed the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and stressed the need for its speedy resolution.
Ararat Mirzoyan noted that during its upcoming presidency in the CSTO the Republic of Armenia would make active efforts to develop and strengthen the Organization's potential.
In turn, Stanislav Zas assured that the CSTO Secretariat would make all necessary efforts to promote the priorities of the Armenia's upcoming presidency in the Organization.
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