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.
On events devoted to the discussion of issues in the field of international information security within the framework of the CSTO
14.10.2024
On October 11, 2024 in Moscow on the initiative of the Russian side a set of events on the subject of international information security in the CSTO space was held.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Mr. Vershinin met with delegations of the CSTO member states and representatives of the CSTO Secretariat in the format of a briefing, during which information was presented on the results of discussions on international information security issues during the high-level week of the UN General Assembly held in New York from 23 to 27 September this year. The importance of further strengthening cooperation of the CSTO member states, based on respect for all positions, in the sphere of international information security on multilateral platforms: the United Nations, CIS, SCO, ITU, OSCE and others was emphasized.
The discussions continued in the format of interdepartmental consultations on enhancing politico-military cooperation in the field of international information security, modern challenges in the sphere of information security in the Organization's area of responsibility and countering them, including many aspects, including the deployment of new low-orbit satellite systems for Internet communications.
Special attention was paid to the development of new principles and norms of international law on regulating the safe use of information and communication technologies, combating crimes in the infosphere, exchange of information on national strategies and legislative approaches in the field of information security. The demand for cooperation on training of personnel in the field of information security was emphasized.
At the end of the events, the Russian side took note of the information on its readiness to hold another round of consultations on this subject in 2025.
