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.
Message of condolence from the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov on the coal mine tragedy in the Republic of Kazakhstan
29.10.2023To the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
Member of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security
Treaty Organization
K-J.K.TOKAYEV
Dear Kasym-Jomart Kemelevich!
On behalf of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and on my own behalf, please accept my deepest condolences on the tragedy resulting in casualties at the Kostenko mine of the Coal Department of “Arcelor Mital Temirtau” JSC.
Sharing with you the pain of this great loss, I express my sincere condolences to all Kazakhstanis and especially to those who have lost loved ones. I ask you to convey words of sympathy and support to the families of the victims, as well as wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured. We grieve with you at this difficult time.
We are confident that all necessary measures will be taken to provide assistance to the families of the dead and injured.
I. Tasmagambetov
