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.
The meeting of the CSTO Secretary General with the State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Alexander Volfovich took place in Minsk
27.01.2022
On January 27, 2022, the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Stanislav Zas met with the State Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Volfovich.
An exchange of views took place on current events in international and regional security. Stanislav Zas positively assessed the actions of the Belarusian peacekeeping contingent in Kazakhstan. The issues of the participation of the Republic of Belarus in the activities of the Organization, the implementation of the decisions of the last sessions of the Collective Security Council and meetings of the statutory bodies of the CSTO, as well as planned events in 2022 were discussed.
The CSTO Secretary General thanked the Belarusian side for the promptness of decision-making and their implementation.
State Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Volfovich focused on the fact that Belarus today acts as an outpost in the Eastern European region of collective security, counteracting the entire spectrum of modern risks, challenges and threats. "Along with the sanctions, the military-political situation is aggravating, the external force presence near the Belarusian borders is increasing, the militarization of neighboring European countries is in full swing. With this in mind, additional measures are being taken to ensure the security of Belarus, maintain peace and stability in the region. In the power bloc, the countries are carefully analyzed events that took place in Kazakhstan, in order to timely prevent, identify, immediately and adequately suppress attempts by external influences," he said.
