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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.
The 27th meeting of the Coordination Council of the Heads of Competent Authorities of the CSTO Member States for Countering Illegal Migration was held
03.12.2024
On 3 December 2024, the 27th meeting of the Coordination Council of the Heads of the Competent Authorities for Countering the Illegal Migration of the Member States of the Collective Security Treaty Organization was held by videoconferencing.
Delegations from the Ministries of Internal Affairs of the Republics of Belarus and Kazakhstan, Russia, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as the CSTO Secretariat took part in the Coordination Council meeting chaired by the First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Alexander Gorovoy.
The meeting of the Coordination Council was opened by Igor Lepekha, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In his speech, he stressed that the Collective Security Treaty Organization played a key role in preserving stability and ensuring security in the region, which were achieved, among other things, thanks to the coordinated and fruitful work of the members of the Coordination Council.
Valery Semerikov, the CSTO Deputy Secretary General, made a welcoming address to the meeting participants. He briefed the participants on the outcome of the CSTO Summit in Astana and emphasized the need to improve the effectiveness of work in countering illegal migration. At the same time, he made a number of proposals for consideration by the Coordination Council members.
During the meeting, the participants discussed the state of the migration situation in the CSTO member states, summarized the results of the CSTO regional operation “Illegal-2024” to counter illegal migration, and also outlined the main areas of joint activity in countering illegal migration for the coming period.
The participants in the Coordination Council meeting did not ignore the issue of improving the quality of the work of the competent bodies of the CSTO member States in combating illegal migration through the adaptation of national legislation to existing or foreseeable threats. The need to intensify the activities of individual CSTO member states in joining international agreements defining the procedure for the exchange of information as part of states' efforts to combat illegal migration was noted.
The meeting also discussed the results of the Coordination Council's activities in 2024 and heard reports from the heads of the competent authorities of the migration departments (agencies) of the CSTO member states on the work done this year.
After the reports of the responsible persons on the agenda items and substantive discussions, the final documents were signed by the meeting participants.
