On 13 February, a traditional meeting was held in Moscow between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and the chairs of the parliamentary committees (commissions) of the CSTO member states responsible for international relations, defense and security. CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and ambassadors of the Organization’s member states also took part in the event.
CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov addressed the Fifth meeting of the chairs of the parliamentary committees (commissions) of the CSTO member states responsible for international relations, defense and security.
Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils (CSSC) Sergey Shoigu gave an extensive interview to the Interfax news agency, in which he commented on the key areas of the Organization’s activities in 2026.
On 12 February, a briefing was held at the CSTO Crisis Response Center by Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Colonel General Andrey Nikolaevich Serdyukov on the topic “Results of the joint training of command and control bodies and forces of the CSTO collective security system in 2025 and tasks for 2026.”
The acting Secretary General of the CSTO Valery Semerikov will address the session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna
12.03.2019The acting Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Valery Semerikov will take part in the meeting of the Ministerial segment of the 62nd session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs which will be held on March, 14-15th this year at the UN International Centre in Vienna.
During the session current trends of drug distribution will be analyzed, the discussion of global issues of countering the drug trafficking, the prevention of non-medical use of new psychoactive substances, the cure and rehabilitation of drug-dependent persons, as well as the expansion of international cooperation within anti-drug policies will take place.
In the statement at this session, Valery Semerikov will focus on the organization of activities within the framework of the CSTO’s work that aims to counter drug trafficking, including the results of the annual operation "Channel", which has received international recognition among specialists from various states and relevant structures of regional and international organizations. Another topic of the presentation will be the organization of interaction and strengthening of mechanisms of international cooperation in anti-drug activities.
“On the margins” of the session will be held working meetings of V.Semerikov with the leadership of UNODC, CARICC, the high representatives of the CSTO Member States law enforcement agencies which are a part of the Coordination Council of the Heads of Competent Authorities for Countering the Illicit Drug Trafficking.
__________________________________________
CSTO spokesman Vladimir Zaynetdinov
+ 7495-795-27-10,
+7495-621-33-23-tel / fax
