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 number of Kyrgyz officials honored with the CSTO awards
12.02.2025
In accordance with the Decision of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), signed on November 28, 2024 in Astana, the Secretary of the Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic Marat Imankulov presented the CSTO awards to a number of officials of the Kyrgyz Republic.
For their significant contribution to the development and strengthening of the Organization, representatives of the country's ministries and agencies were awarded the CSTO Badges of Honor of I and II degree, the CSTO Certificates of Merit, as well as medals “For Strengthening Collective Security” and “Together Towards Peace”.
Speaking at the ceremony, Marat Imankulov thanked the awardees for their active work and emphasized the importance of maintaining high performance during the Kyrgyz Republic's chairmanship in the CSTO.
List of awardees by the results of 2024
The CSTO Badge of Honor of the first degree:
Marat Imankulov, Secretary of the Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic;
Muratbek Azymbakiev, Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic;
Baktybek Bekbolotov, Minister of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The CSTO Badge of Honor, 2nd degree:
Marat Maralbaev, First Deputy Director - Chief of General Staff of the Border Guard Service of the State Committee on National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The CSTO CSC Certificate of Honor:
Joldoshbek Mambetaliev, Director of the Situation Center of the Administration of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic;
Turgunbek Dooronbekov, Expert of the Foreign Policy Department of the Administration of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic;
Askhat Muratkanov, Head of the Service for Combating Extremism and Illegal Migration of the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic;
Abzalbek Ergeshov, senior officer of external relations and verification of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Medal “For Strengthening Collective Security”:
Aalambek Arykov, Head of the Legislative Activities Division of the Legal Support Department of the Border Guard Service of the State Committee on National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic;
Aichurok Nabieva, Senior Inspector of the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.
