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.
The CSTO Secretariat hosted a meeting of the CSTO Deputy Secretary General Piotr Tsikhanouski with the Head of the Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Russian Federation, Belarus and Moldova Magne Bart
31.01.2019On January 31, 2019, the CSTO Deputy Secretary General Piotr Tsikhanouski and the Head of the Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Russian Federation, Belarus and Moldova Magne Bart held a working meeting at the secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (Moscow).
The working meeting was also attended by staff and officials of the Secretariat and the CSTO Joint Staff, representatives of the ICRC Regional Delegation.
During the working meeting, a thorough exchange of views took place on issues relating to the state of cooperation between the CSTO Secretariat and the ICRC Regional Delegation and its improvement directions.
One of the important results is the confirmation of mutual interest in deepening the interaction between the CSTO and the ICRC to comply with the provisions of international humanitarian law applicable in armed conflicts, and to provide protection and assistance to people affected by armed conflict and emergency situations.
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CSTO spokesman Vladimir Zaynetdinov
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