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 Republic of Belarus will host the “Combat Brotherhood-2023” trainings
24.08.2023
From 1 to 6 September, in the Republic of Belarus, at the “Brestsky”, “Gozhsky”, “Domanovsky”, “Obuz-Lesnovsky”, “Chepelevo” and “Lesishche” training ranges as part of the “Combat Brotherhood-2023” joint operational-strategic training of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) the following trainings will be held:
- joint trainings with the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces "Interaction-2023";
- special trainings with intelligence forces and means “Search-2023”;
- special trainings with the logistical support forces and means of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) “Echelon-2023”;
- special trainings with the joint CSTO NBC protection and medical support formation "Barrier-2023".
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov will attend the opening of the trainings.
As agreed during the staff talks, national contingents from the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan will participate in the trainings.
In total, more than 2,500 military personnel and more than 500 units of weapons, military and special equipment have been announced for participation in the trainings.
The main purpose of the trainings is to improve coordination and coherence in the work of command and control bodies during the preparation and conduct of a joint operation.
In addition, the trainings aim to improve the practical skills and abilities of commanders in leading military units and sub-units during combat and special operations. An important task of the trainings is to develop high moral and combat qualities, psychological toughness and physical endurance among military personnel.
In response to urgent security challenges, from 1 to 6 September, the “Ostrovets” district of the Republic of Belarus will host a nuclear and radiation safety trainings for the population as part of the special "Rock - 2023" trainings of the CSTO countries' rescue units.
