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 high-level Conference "Eurasian Security: Reality and Prospects in a Transforming World" started in Minsk
26.10.2023
Within the framework of its chairmanship of the CSTO, the Republic of Belarus is holding a high-level international conference "Eurasian Security: Reality and Prospects in a Transforming World".
In total, the Conference attracted about 300 participants. Leaders of international organizations, representatives of government delegations and academic communities from some 30 States are taking part in the event.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization is represented at the Conference by the Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov.
At the plenary session, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Sergei Aleinik read out an address by President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The Head of State expressed the hope that the conference in Minsk would become an expert platform where impartial assessments of the current events would be given. But most importantly, effective measures to counter modern challenges and threats will be proposed.
The event will include speeches by the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov, the State Secretary of the Union State of Belarus and Russia Dmitry Mezentsev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Hungary Peter Szijjarto and other participants.
