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.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said that he had excellent relations with the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov
04.06.2024
In the National Assembly of Armenia, during a discussion of the report on the implementation of the state budget, deputies asked the minister to respond to the recent statement by the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov. Ararat Mirzoyan noted that he informed the head of the organization about his position on Yerevan’s relations with the CSTO.
“I have excellent personal relations with the Secretary General (CSTO) and I clearly convey my position to him,” Ararat Mirzoyan said .
Earlier, on June 3, at a meeting of the Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in Almaty, Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov noted that the Republic of Armenia remained a full member of the Organization.
“Over the past year, colleagues from Armenia have significantly reduced their participation in the Organization’s events. However, the basic mechanisms of interaction are functioning. The Republic of Armenia remains a full member of the Organization, all obligations towards this country are retained in full. We hope that the political leadership of the Republic will clarify the prospects for its relations with the CSTO. This would be to the benefit of all participants in our association, first of all, for the full planning of future joint activities,” the CSTO Secretary General emphasized.
