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.
On signing the "Joint Position of the SCO RATS, the CIS ATC and the CSTO Secretariat on Combating Terrorism and Extremism”
14.02.2022
On February 16, this year, the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization will host a trilateral meeting of the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, the Head of the CIS ATC Evgeny Sysoev and the Director of the SCO RATS Executive Committee Ruslan Mirzaev.
In the course of the meeting, the sides will discuss topical issues of cooperation in combating terrorism and extremism and strengthening cooperation between the working bodies of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
The meeting will result in the signing of the "Joint Position of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Anti-Terrorist Center of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on Combating Terrorism and Extremism”.
The event will take place in the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization at the address: Moscow, Sverchkov pereulok 3/2, building 1. Start time: 11.30 a.m.
Media representatives can participate in the coverage of the event with prior accreditation.
Accreditation of mass media is available till February 15, 2022 by e-mail odkb-pressa@gov.ru и i.steperenkova@odkb-csto.org, phone +7-621-31-09 - Irina Petrovna Steperenkova, consultant of the Information and Public Relations Department.
Admission of media representatives is from 11.00 a.m.
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