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 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 final 70th meeting of the CSTO Permanent Council took place in 2020. The Action Plan for the Implementation of the Decisions of the Session of the Collective Security Council and the Priorities of the Republic of Tajikistan in the course of the Chairm
29.12.2020On December 29, this year, under the chairmanship of the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Tajikistan Hasan Sultonov, the 70th meeting of the Permanent Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in 2020 was held by videoconferencing. The CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas took part in the meeting.
The issue of the draft Action Plan for the Implementation of the Decisions of the Session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on December 2, 2020, and the implementation of the priority areas proposed by the Republic of Tajikistan for the period of its chairmanship in the CSTO was considered. It was decided to send the document to the ministries of foreign affairs of the CSTO member states.
In the course of the meeting, discussions continued on a number of draft political statements related to the fight against terrorism, the prohibition of the development and production of new types of weapons of mass destruction, efforts to stabilize the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as ensuring comprehensive stability in the world. Work on these draft documents will continue at subsequent meetings of the CSTO Permanent Council in 2021.
The Permanent Council also discussed the issue of advisory activity of experts from involved governmental agencies of the CSTO member states on the development of relevant documents on biological safety issues.
At the end of the meeting, the participants wished everyone a Happy New Year and wished successful activities of the Organization in 2021, as well as stability, peace and security to the CSTO member states.
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