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 held talks with representatives of the leadership of the Republic of Tajikistan
05.09.2023
On 5 September, in Dushanbe, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Mukhriddin, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Tajikistan Colonel-General Sherali Mirzo, and the Secretary of the country's Security Council Mahmudzoda Nasrullo Rakhmatjon, during which they discussed topical issues of the preparation of the forthcoming meetings of the statutory bodies of the Organization - the Collective Security Council, the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the Council of Ministers of Defense and the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils.
The CSTO Secretary General has briefed the interlocutors on the progress made in agreeing on the draft documents scheduled for consideration at the above-mentioned events, including the issue of improving the Organization's crisis response system and the draft CSTO Special Interstate Policy on Strengthening Sections of the Tajik-Afghan Border. Imangali Tasmagambetov also reported on the preparation by the CSTO Secretariat of an international scientific-practical conference on the theme: "The Situation in Afghanistan and its impact on the security of the CSTO member states", to be held in October 2023.
In discussing the situation on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border, the interlocutors recognized the need for the countries to continue their diplomatic efforts to resolve the issue once and for all.
