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.
Commentary of the CSTO Secretariat on a number of media reports on the legal grounds for peacekeeping operations by the Collective Security Treaty Organization's Collective Peacekeeping Forces
02.02.2023
The CSTO peacekeeping operations are regulated by the Agreement on the CSTO Peacekeeping Activities of 6 October 2007.
In accordance with Article 3 of the aforementioned Agreement, a decision on a peacekeeping operation in the territory of one of the CSTO member states is taken by the CSTO Collective Security Council on the basis of a corresponding official request of that state, with immediate notification of the UN SC. A decision on a CSTO peacekeeping operation in the territory of a non-CSTO member state is taken on the basis of a UN SC decision.
The Protocol of September 16, 2021, on amendments to the above-mentioned Agreement, providing for the procedure of determining a coordinating state for interaction with the UN on behalf of the CSTO in peacekeeping, is under ratification (ratified by the Republic of Belarus, Russia and the Republic of Tajikistan).
If proposals to change the legal basis for the use of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces are received, they will be agreed upon with the member states.
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