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 13th meeting of the General Secretaries of the CSTO, the CIS and the SCO took place
03.09.2025
On September 3, 2025, the thirteenth meeting of Senior Administrative Officials of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was held in Beijing “on the margins” of the meeting of the Council of Heads of the SCO member states and the “SCO+” format. It was attended by the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov, the CIS Secretary General Sergei Lebedev and the SCO Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev.
In a friendly atmosphere, the sides exchanged views on topical issues of the international situation, as well as priority areas of activity of the three organizations. Proposals for further development and strengthening of cooperation in the field of regional security and countering new challenges and threats were discussed.
There was a unanimous opinion that the CSTO, the CIS and the SCO have an ever-increasing role to play in maintaining global peace and regional security and preventing instability. The parties stated their commitment to the formation of a new Eurasian security architecture, the development of economic cooperation and interaction in the cultural sphere. The intention to ensure the linking of integration projects and the harmonization of relations between development centers in Eurasia was confirmed.
A signing ceremony was held for the Roadmap for the development of cooperation between the CSTO, the CIS and the SCO, as well as a joint statement by the Secretaries General of the CSTO, the CIS and the SCO on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.
