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.
The national team of the Russian Federation won the championship at the 17th International Integrated Martial Arts Tournament for the CSTO Collective Security Council Cup among security officials
11.10.2019
In the period from October 8 to 11, 2019, the XVII International Integrated Martial Arts Tournament for the Cup of the Collective Security Treaty Organization among the security forces of the CSTO member states was held at the Horizon Park-Hotel (Moscow Region, Odintsovo District, Yastrebki Village) .
The guests of honor were the President of the International Federation of Integrated Martial Arts Nikolai Nikolaevich Bordyuzha and the Head of the organizational and planning department of the CSTO Secretariat Vladimir Ivanovich Nikishin.
The tournament was attended by teams of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The Russian Federation was represented by the Ministry of Defense, the Federal Service of Bailiffs, the Federal Service for the Execution of Sentences, the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops.
The team of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam also participated. 120 athletes took part in the tournament, including 84 men and 36 women.
In the International classification, the I place was taken by the Team of the Russian Federation, II place was taken by the team of the Republic of Belarus, III place was taken by the team of the Republic of Tajikistan.
