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.
In Bishkek, the CSTO Secretary General met with the Prime Minister, the Minister of Defense and the Secretary of the Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic
04.10.2022On October 4, 2022, the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, on a working visit to the Kyrgyz Republic, in preparation for the upcoming session of the Organization's Collective Security Council, met with the Chairman of the Cabinet Council - Head of the Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic Akylbek Japarov, the Defense Minister Lieutenant General Baktybek Bekbolotov and the Security Council Secretary Marat Imankulov.
During their meetings, the parties discussed in detail the situation in the CSTO area of responsibility, with a focus on the Central Asian region. They also focused on preparations for upcoming meetings of the Organization's statutory bodies and fulfillment of a number of individual assignments by the CSTO Collective Security Council.
