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 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.
The President of the Kyrgyz Republic met with the secretaries of the Security Councils of the CSTO member states
19.06.2025
On June 19, 2025, Chairman of the CSTO Collective Security Council, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov held a meeting with the secretaries of the security councils of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in the city of Cholpon-Ata.
During the meeting, the President of Kyrgyzstan focused on key challenges to regional security. He stressed the complexity and ambiguity of the current international agenda, pointing out the importance of continuing to monitor the situation in Afghanistan. The Head of State highlighted terrorism as a special threat requiring collective action and non-standard approaches, as well as the need to counter the spread of extremism, drug trafficking and transnational organized crime. The President called for a sober assessment of the situation and the adoption of joint proactive measures to strengthen regional stability.
The Secretaries of the Security Councils of the CSTO member states reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation and stressed the importance of jointly countering modern threats, including terrorism, extremism and cybercrime.
At the end of the meeting, Sadyr Japarov thanked the participants for their constructive cooperation for the benefit of collective security.
