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.
In Bishkek, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Jeenbek Kulubayev
10.03.2023
At the beginning of the conversation the Foreign Minister J.M. Kulubayev congratulated I.N. Tasmagambetov on the beginning of his work in such a high position, expressing to him the full support of the Kyrgyz side. Further, Minister J.M. Kulubayev noted that the Kyrgyz Republic considered membership in the CSTO as one of the key areas of its foreign policy. In this regard, the Kyrgyz Foreign Minister assured the CSTO Secretary General that the Kyrgyz Republic supported the CSTO activities to ensure collective security of its member states against external threats and challenges. At the same time, Minister J.M. Kulubayev drew attention to the need for further strengthening and development of the CSTO potential, especially in preventing crises in its area of responsibility and development of legally and politically binding mechanisms for the non-use of force in resolving bilateral disputes between the CSTO member states.
For his part, the CSTO Secretary General I.N. Tasmagambetov thanked the leadership of the Kyrgyz Republic for supporting the approval of his candidacy for this responsible position. Further, the CSTO Secretary General informed Minister J.M. Kulubayev about the implementation of decisions of the CSTO Collective Security Council and the work plan for the current year. I.N. Tasmagambetov assured the Minister J.M. Kulubaev that the positions and proposals of the Kyrgyz Republic regarding the development of CSTO capacities would be taken into account.
