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 CSTO and the “Cyberus” Foundation will work to improve the security of the organization's member states in cyberspace
08.04.2025
The Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the “Cyberus” Foundation for Cyber Security Development signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of information security. The agreement is aimed at improving the level of cyber security in the CSTO member states.
The memorandum was signed by the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov on the part of the Secretariat and Yury Maximov, co-founder of the Foundation, on the part of “Cyberus”.
The Secretariat and “Cyberus” plan to develop cooperation in the field of defense against cyber threats and share experience in implementing modern technologies in the management and protection systems of facilities important for national and regional security, as well as to conduct joint scientific research.
The parties will also cooperate in training cyber security specialists in the CSTO member states and are interested in improving legislation in this area.
"The signing of the memorandum creates a basis for expanding cooperation in protecting critical facilities, training specialists and improving the regulatory framework. In the long term, this will make it possible to strengthen coordination among the CSTO member states in countering cyber threats and increase the level of cyber resilience in the region," the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov said.
"Cyberspace knows no borders, and securing the digital world cannot be done alone. Effective protection requires international cooperation. That is why we actively cooperate with states, businesses and specialized organizations. Only by joining forces and sharing best practices can we create a sustainable and safe cyberspace for everyone," Yury Maximov, co-founder of the Cyberus Foundation, said.
