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.
A representative of the CSTO Secretariat took part in the International Scientific Conference “Central Eurasian States in the Process of “Integration of Integrations”: Priorities, Nature of Interconnection, Opportunities” in Dushanbe
19.12.2025
On December 17, 2025, the Russian-Tajik (Slavic) University (RTSU) in Dushanbe hosted an international scientific conference entitled “Central Eurasian States in the Process of “Integration of Integrations”: Priorities, Nature of Interconnection, Opportunities,” which was attended by representatives of expert communities from Central Asian countries and Russia.
The opening remarks were delivered by RTSU Rector Professor Ibrohimzoda Ilhomuddin Rajabali.
The CSTO Secretariat Consultant Pavel Sargsyan read out a welcome address from the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov, delivered a presentation on “The Activities of the Collective Security Treaty Organization as a Factor in Eurasian Integration,” and took part in a thematic discussion.
On December 18, 2025, Pavel Sargsyan gave an open lecture to students of the Faculty of History and International Relations at RTSU, during which he spoke about the directions of development of the CSTO and answered questions from students.
