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 CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov met with President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov
11.09.2024On September 11, 2024, in Bishkek, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov met with President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov.
The parties had a thorough exchange of views on the politico-military situation in the CSTO area of responsibility. They discussed the implementation of the priorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan chairing the Organization, as well as issues related to the forthcoming chairmanship of the Kyrgyz side in 2025.
The Secretary General of the Organization informed the Head of State about the active phase of the CSTO command-staff training “Interaction-2024” with the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF), the “Search-2024” and “Echelon-2024” special trainings that had been completed on the territory of the Republic. He noted the high level of organization of the events.
Imangali Tasmagambetov also informed about the implementation of the decisions of the Collective Security Council, including the CSTO Special Interstate Policy for strengthening sections of the Tajik-Afghan Border approved at the spring session.
The importance of consistently strengthening cooperation in all aspects of the CSTO's competence and of building up its military and political potential in the context of growing international tension was recognized.
