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 UN Assistant Secretary General for Europe, Central Asia and America
16.08.2022On August 16, 2022, the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas received the UN Assistant Secretary General for Europe, Central Asia and America Miroslav Jenča.
In the course of the meeting it was noted that the UN remained the main international partner of the CSTO in the context of the dramatic aggravation of the military and political situation. Under these conditions, dialogue between the two organizations on early warning of conflicts and crisis management is of particular importance. It is important to continue and increase the established cooperation in combating international terrorism and drug trafficking.
Another priority area of interaction is preparation for the use of the CSTO peacekeeping capabilities in the UN peacekeeping operations.
The draft Resolution of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly "On cooperation between the UN and the CSTO", currently under development, is aimed at assisting in achieving these goals.
Problems of regional security, including the situation in Afghanistan, were discussed.
The CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabaev and the Director of the UN Information Center in Moscow Vladimir Kuznetsov participated in the meeting.
