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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.
At the meeting of the Working Group on Afghanistan, the measures taken by the CSTO to minimize threats to the security of the Organization's member states were discussed
26.08.2020
On August 26, 2020, a regular meeting of the Working Group on Afghanistan under the CSTO Ministerial Council took place in the format of a videoconferencing, which was held with the participation of the national coordinators of the CSTO member states on Afghanistan.
The meeting of the Working Group was attended by the Deputy Secretary General of the CSTO Alymbai Sultanov, permanent and plenipotentiary representatives of the CSTO member states, employees of the diplomatic missions of the CSTO member states and the Secretariat of the Organization.
Representatives of the UN Counter-Terrorism Office, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure and the CIS Anti-Terrorist Center took part in the meeting of the Working Group on Afghanistan as invitees.
In the course of the meeting, issues related to the military-political situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, measures taken by the CSTO to minimize threats to the security of the Organization's member states emanating from the territory of this country were discussed, and the Group's further work plan was approved.
