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 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with the CSTO Secretary General
17.03.2023
On March 17, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received in Yerevan the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Imangali Tasmagambetov who is on a working visit to the Republic of Armenia on March 16-17, 2023.
According to the press service of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan congratulated Imangali Tasmagambetov on assuming the post of the CSTO Secretary General and wished him fruitful work.
The interlocutors have exchanged views on the current situation in the CSTO area of responsibility, regional developments and security challenges. In this context, a number of issues related to the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and the CSTO collective defense mechanisms were discussed.
