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.
The Secretary of the Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic Marat Imankulov met with the CSTO Secretary General
11.03.2023
During the meeting they discussed issues of the current practical activities of the CSTO, including the implementation of previously taken decisions of the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils of the Organization and the implementation of activities planned for 2023.
There was an exchange of views on regional security issues, as well as on current developments on the international agenda in the context of an effective response to existing and new challenges and threats.
Marat Imankulov expressed the readiness of the authorized bodies of the Kyrgyz Republic, as before, to work constructively and actively contribute to strengthening the capacity and authority of the CSTO and wished Imangali Tasmagambetov success and new achievements as the newly appointed Secretary General of the Organization.
