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.
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.
Khasan Sultonov, Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Tajikistan to the CSTO, informed the members of the Organization's Permanent Council about the situation on the Tajik-Afghan border
07.07.2021
On July 7, 2021, under the chairmanship of the Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Tajikistan, Khasan Sultonov, a meeting of the Permanent Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization was held via videoconferencing with the participation of the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas.
Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Tajikistan to the CSTO Kh. Sultonov informed the members of the Permanent Council of the Organization about the situation on the Tajik-Afghan border. The CSTO Permanent Council further reviewed and partially finalized drafts:
- Statement by the Permanent Representatives of CSTO member States to NATO on military activity in territories contiguous to the CSTO area of responsibility and its impact on Eurasian security;
- Statement of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Member States "On Strengthening the UN and CSTO Cooperation in the Field of Peacekeeping;
- Joint Statement of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Member States "On the 30th Anniversary of the Closure of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site.
- Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Member States on Approaches to the Participation of Representatives of Civil Society and Non-Governmental Organizations in the OSCE Events and Draft Decision of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization "On the List of Topics of Joint Statements in 2022".
The Permanent Council also considered and agreed on a CSTO CSC draft decision “On the Chairman of the CSTO Interstate Commission for Military-Economic Cooperation”. It was decided to submit it for consideration by the CSTO Ministerial Council, the Council of Ministers of Defense and the CSTO CSSC in accordance with the established procedure.
Work on these documents will continue at subsequent meetings of the CSTO Permanent Council.
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