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 photo exhibition "30 Years of the Collective Security Treaty. CSTO - TOGETHER WE ARE STRONG!”
29.04.2022
On April 29, 2022, on Tverskoy Boulevard in Moscow, an exhibition under this title was opened. The exhibition of photos is dedicated to the history of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which celebrates two anniversaries this May - the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty and the 20th anniversary of the CSTO.
The unique photographs depict the history of the CSTO formation and development, its journey from a military alliance aimed at repelling external aggression to a multifunctional regional security organization, which provides security in the Eurasian space across the spectrum of contemporary challenges and threats.
The exhibition represents photographs from the Organization's archives, as well as from the “Russia-Today” news agency, TASS, and the personal collections of its staff, depicting the most important events in the CSTO format with the participation of heads of state and officials of the Organization member States, as well as joint trainings of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) and special purpose units.
A special place is occupied by the stand with photos of CSTO peacekeepers, who as part of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces in January 2022 participated in the operation to restore constitutional order in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Since May 16 the exhibition can be seen on the Gogolevsky Boulevard, 12. One can visit the photo exhibition until May 30, 2022.
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