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.
A meeting was held between the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov and the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon
30.10.2025
During his visit to the Republic of Tajikistan, the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Imangali Tasmagambetov was received by the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.
At the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues related to the further development of multilateral cooperation within the Organization.
The situation in the CSTO area of responsibility and adjacent regions was reviewed in detail. In this regard, the parties stressed the importance of coordinating efforts for an adequate and timely response to existing challenges and threats.
Special attention was paid to the implementation of the CSTO Special Interstate Policy for strengthening sections of the Tajik-Afghan Border, which was adopted at the session of the CSTO Collective Security Council on November 28, 2024 in Astana.
The CSTO Secretary General has also informed the President of the republic of Tajikistan about the preparations for the next session of the Organization's Collective Security Council, scheduled for November 27 this year in Bishkek.
