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.
A working meeting of the foreign ministers of the CSTO member states was held in New York
26.09.2025
On September 25, 2025, in New York City, as part of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, Jeenbek Kulubaev, a working meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) was held.
During the meeting, the parties discussed topical issues of international and regional security, and exchanged views on key areas of cooperation within the Organization and in the context of implementing the goals and principles enshrined in the UN Charter.
Particular attention was paid to coordinating CSTO actions with the UN priorities in maintaining international peace and security, strengthening multilateral cooperation, and countering modern threats, including terrorism, extremism, and transnational crime.
The ministers reaffirmed their commitment to the fundamental principles and objectives of the CSTO, emphasized the importance of mutual cooperation and timely exchange of information for effective response to emerging challenges, and stressed the importance of coordination with international structures, including the UN.
At the end of the meeting, the foreign ministers agreed to continue regular dialogue at all levels with the aim of enhancing collective security and sustainable development in the region, in close cooperation with multilateral organizations.
As a result, a Statement was signed by the foreign ministers of the CSTO member states on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.
