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 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.
An international round table on the topic “CSTO: together for strengthening international peace and stability” was held on the sidelines of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
19.05.2026
On May 19, 2026, an international round table on the topic “CSTO: together for strengthening international peace and stability” was held at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, on the sidelines of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Europe.
The event was attended by representatives of the diplomatic corps of the CSTO, CIS, SCO, BRICS and OSCE member states in Vienna, representatives of the OSCE Secretariat and the United Nations Office at Vienna, media representatives from the CSTO member states, as well as independent experts.
Opening the discussion, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov informed the participants about the main areas of the Organization’s activities and the tasks facing the CSTO.
Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov delivered a report via videoconference entitled “The military component of the CSTO as the most important element of the Organization’s collective security system.”
During the round table, presentations were delivered on the military component and peacekeeping activities of the CSTO. They provided comprehensive information on the principles underlying the structure of the Organization, the legal basis for cooperation among the CSTO member states, and the main areas of work aimed at shaping a new architecture of international security in Eurasia.
The participants in the discussion expressed confidence that the event would give additional impetus to cooperation among regional structures operating on the Eurasian continent in the interests of peace and stability.
