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 Kazakhstan
10.10.2023
On 10 October 2023, in Astana, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov met with the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan Colonel General Ruslan Zhaksylykov, and the Assistant to the President - Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Gizat Nurdauletov. During the meetings, the sides discussed preparations for the upcoming meetings of the Organization's statutory bodies - a session of the Collective Security Council and a joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils.
Imangali Tasmagambetov has informed the interlocutors about the progress of coordination of draft documents planned to be submitted for consideration during these events, including the issue of improving the crisis response system of the Organization.
They also discussed topical issues of the CSTO's activities, including those related to the forthcoming transition of the presidency of the Organization to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
