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 12th Southern Information Security Forum “Infoforum Sochi 2026” is taking place in Sochi, Russia, from June 30 to July 3. On July 1, the Forum's plenary session brought together representatives of federal and regional authorities, regulatory bodies, leading companies, and international organizations to discuss current challenges in the protection of critical infrastructure, the development of artificial intelligence, and international cooperation.
On June 30 – July 1, 2026, Saint Petersburg hosted a series of events chaired by Alexander Kurenkov, Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, with the participation of heads of the competent authorities of the CSTO member states responsible for emergency prevention and response.
From June 24 to 26, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov paid a working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan at the personal invitation of President Emomali Rahmon.
Acting Secretary General of the CSTO Valery Semerikov received United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Mr. Miroslav Jenča
12.04.2019
On April 12, 2019, the Acting Secretary General of the CSTO, V.Semerikov, held a meeting with Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations on political and peace-building and peacekeeping operations Mr. Miroslav Jenča at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. They discussed the current and future cooperation of the two organizations, with particular attention to regional issues of peace and security.
The conversation took place in the atmosphere of mutual understanding traditional for contacts between the CSTO and the United Nations Secretariats, and was a regular meeting within the framework of the established practice of regular “checking hours” by representatives of their leadership on strengthening security and stability and countering contemporary challenges and threats.
Both parties expressed mutual satisfaction with the ongoing development of cooperation between the two organizations and confirmed their intention to pursue further expansion and increase the efficiency of interaction in areas of common interest.
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