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 Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff took part in the events of the 12th International Exhibition of Armaments and Military Equipment “MILEX-2025”
21.05.2025
Today in Minsk, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov took part in the events of the 12th International Exhibition of Armaments and Military Equipment “MILEX-2025” at the invitation of Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Belarus.
“MILEX-2025” is a forum of developers and manufacturers' enterprises, which traditionally offers a wide range of military and dual-use product samples, as well as a variety of programs for modernization of weapons and military equipment. The main objectives of the exhibition are to promote technical re-equipment and increase the efficiency of the armed forces and to develop military-technical cooperation.
After visiting the exposition, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov noted that the “MILEX-2025” international exhibition contributed to the further development of military and military-technical cooperation between the CSTO member states. At present, the Organization is continuing to develop and improve the regulatory legal framework and is implementing practical measures of long-term programs and plans to equip the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) with modern weapons, military and special equipment and special means.
At the session of the CSTO Collective Security Council (November 2024), the “List of standard modern and advanced samples of weapons, military and special equipment proposed to equip the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Collective Security Region” was approved.
The Chief of the Joint Staff also noted that equipping the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) with modern weapons, military and special equipment was one of the priorities of the Kyrgyz Republic's chairmanship in the Organization in 2025.
Colonel-General Andrei Serdyukov expressed his gratitude to the leadership of the Defense Ministry of the Republic of Belarus and the organizers of the international exhibition for the opportunity to participate in the events, as well as for the high level of their conduct.
Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus
