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 President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had a meeting with the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov
10.06.2024
The meeting has discussed the implementation of key tasks of the Organization during Kazakhstan's presidency.
The head of the Republic of Kazakhstan noted that it was important for the CSTO to focus on the statutory areas of work, which were the most relevant and in demand for all member states. Special attention, in his opinion, should be paid to countering such challenges and threats as terrorism, illicit trafficking of drugs and weapons, crimes in the information sphere.
The President emphasized the importance of establishing constructive cooperation with other international structures in order to strengthen regional security.
Imangali Tasmagambetov has informed Kasym-Jomart Tokayev on the progress of implementation of the Action Plan adopted on the initiative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to implement the decisions of the November session of the CSTO Collective Security Council.
The issues of preparation for the next Session of the Collective Security Council and the upcoming CSTO trainings were also discussed.
