The Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov received the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the CSTO member states and the Secretary General of the Organization in Cholpon-Ata on June 30. The meeting was attended by the Foreign Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Tajikistan.
On June 30, 2025, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Cholpon-Ata (the Kyrgyz Republic) under the chairmanship of the Kyrgyz side, which was attended by the Organization's Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov.
Safar Umarzoda, Head of the Department for Countering Challenges and Threats of the CSTO Secretariat, took part in a special event (side-event) on "Countering Radicalization leading to terrorism and Extremism" organized by the Russian Federation on the margins of the OSCE Annual Conference on Security Review, where he reported on the measures taken by the CSTO on countering terrorism and extremism, and willingness to share the experience gained.
On June 19, 2025, in Bosteri, Issyk-Kul region of the Kyrgyz Republic, the XIX meeting of the Council of the Advisory Coordination Center of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on Computer Incident Response (CSTO CCC) was held, which was attended by delegations of representatives of national authorized bodies for responding to computer incidents of the CSTO member states.
On June 24-26, the second staff negotiations were held in the Kyrgyz Republic on the organization and conduct an operational meeting with the Command of the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CAR CRDF) and a command and staff training with units of the CAR CRDF "Rubezh-2025", conducted as part of the joint operational and strategic training "Combat Brotherhood-2025".
A meeting of the Working Group of the Coordination Council of the Heads of Competent Bodies for Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking of the CSTO Member States was held.
04.04.2025
On 3 April 2025, the Kyrgyz Republic hosted a meeting of the Working Group of the Coordination Council of Heads of Competent Authorities for Countering Illicit Drug Trafficking of Member States of the Collective Security Treaty Organization with the participation of representatives of anti-drug units, customs and border services, financial intelligence agencies of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan.
Ulanbek Sultanov, Head of the CNS, made a welcoming speech and noted that in accordance with the priorities of the Kyrgyz Republic's chairmanship, announced by President Sadyr Japarov at the session of the CSTO Collective Security Council on November 28 in Astana, a number of anti-drug activities were planned to be carried out on the territory of Kyrgyzstan. Particular attention will be paid to taking active measures to combat modern challenges and threats related to drug trafficking, implementing joint initiatives within the Organization and ensuring all necessary conditions for the effective implementation of the tasks set.
The participants of the Working Group headed by Boris Yakovchenko, Deputy Head of the Main Department for Drug Control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, discussed trends in the drug situation in the CSTO member states, preparation for the sub-regional anti-drug operation “Channel - Mountain Outpost”, the draft Anti-Drug Strategy of the CSTO member states for 2026-2030, and agreed to conduct large-scale international anti-drug operations aimed at identifying and eliminating financial flows related to drug trafficking.
During the meeting, the draft Memorandum on interaction and cooperation between the Committee of Heads of Law Enforcement Units of the Council of Heads of Customs Services of the CIS Member States and the Coordination Council of Heads of Competent Bodies on Countering Illicit Drug Trafficking of the CSTO Member States was reviewed, and the issues of conducting joint activities to prevent drug use and involvement in drug crime, especially among young people, were discussed. In addition, the Kyrgyz side shared its experience in organizing work to counter drug trafficking.
The meeting participants expressed their conviction that the joint efforts of CSTO member states and specialized international organizations would significantly contribute to eliminating the threat of the spread of drugs, including synthetic drugs, and ensuring stability and security in the CSTO area of responsibility.
