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.
On June 30 – July 1, 2026, Saint Petersburg hosted a series of events chaired by Alexander Kurenkov, Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, with the participation of heads of the competent authorities of the CSTO member states responsible for emergency prevention and response.
From June 24 to 26, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov paid a working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan at the personal invitation of President Emomali Rahmon.
A session of the CSTO Collective Security Council was held in Bishkek
27.11.2025
On November 27, in Bishkek, a session of the Collective Security Council (CSC) of the Collective Security Treaty Organization was held, chaired by the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sadyr Japarov.
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov briefed the CSC members on current international and regional security issues and the main results of the Collective Security Treaty Organization's activities during the intersessional period. The Secretary General presented a report on the Organization's activities over the past three years. The members of the Collective Security Council expressed their sincere gratitude to Imangali Tasmagambetov for his significant contribution to strengthening the Organization and his fruitful work as Secretary General. The heads of state highly appreciated the implementation of the priorities of the Kyrgyz Republic's chairmanship of the CSTO during the past period.
The Agenda focused on reviewing a package of strategic documents that shape the collective security architecture for the near future. These include:
Anti-drug strategy of CSTO member states for 2026-2030;
Plan for the development of military cooperation among the CSTO member states for 2026-2030.
In order to strengthen the analytical capacity of the Organization, the Collective Security Council decided to establish an Information and Analytical Department within the CSTO Secretariat. The new unit is tasked with comprehensively monitoring and forecasting the situation in the CSTO area of responsibility.
One of the outcomes of the session was the adoption of the CSTO Collective Security Council Declaration. This fundamental document reflects the consolidated positions of member states on pressing issues of regional and global security, and outlines ways to further strengthen and develop the Organization.
By decision of the Collective Security Council, the chairmanship of the Organization will pass to the Russian Federation in 2026.
During the session, the priorities of Russia's upcoming chairmanship of the CSTO in 2026 were announced. The Russian side highlighted key areas such as developing the organization's information and analytical activities, strengthening the fight against terrorism and other challenges and threats, strengthening collective security forces, and combating drug trafficking, including through the anti-drug operation “Channel.” The Russian side proposed the motto for the upcoming chairmanship: “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal – shared responsibility.”
The Collective Security Council appointed Taalatbek Masadikov to the position of the CSTO Secretary General for a three-year term, from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2028.
