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 CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
13.04.2026
On 13 April 2026, a meeting was held in Astana between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Talatbek Masadykov congratulated Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the adoption of the new Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan and expressed confidence that this event will give a significant impetus to the country’s comprehensive development and contribute to enhancing its role in international affairs.
The parties held a substantive exchange of views on a wide range of issues of international policy and security, expressing serious concern over developments in the Middle East. Considerable attention was paid to the situation in Afghanistan. In this context, the CSTO Secretary General informed about the progress in implementing the CSTO Targeted Inter-State Program for strengthening the Tajik-Afghan border.
Among the key areas of current joint work, the Secretary General highlighted preparations for upcoming meetings of the CSTO statutory bodies — the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils.
Talatbek Masadykov also informed about the progress in implementing the Action Plan for the execution of decisions adopted at the November (2025) session of the CSTO Collective Security Council, the Organization’s priority areas of activity during Russia’s chairmanship, and preparations for the series of large-scale joint exercises scheduled for the second half of the year, including “Rubezh-2026”, which will be held at the Koktal training ground in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
