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.
On June 30 – July 1, 2026, Saint Petersburg hosted a series of events chaired by Alexander Kurenkov, Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, with the participation of heads of the competent authorities of the CSTO member states responsible for emergency prevention and response.
A meeting of representatives of the CSTO and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization took place in St. Petersburg
05.09.2025
On September 5, in St. Petersburg, at the headquarters of the Organization's Parliamentary Assembly, a working meeting of Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representatives of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries with representatives of the parliaments of the CSTO member states took place.
The meeting was attended by leading diplomats from the CSTO countries, including representatives of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, the Republic of Tajikistan, as well as employees of the CSTO Secretariat and the Secretariat of the Organization's Parliamentary Assembly.
"Today's meeting confirms the importance of close cooperation between the CSTO statutory bodies and the Parliamentary Assembly. Working together will improve the effectiveness of the implementation of our projects and create a unified legal platform for strengthening security and stability in the region," Sergei Pospelov, Executive Secretary of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, said.
During the meeting, key issues of interaction between the CSTO's statutory bodies and the Parliamentary Assembly, as well as the development of the Assembly's Work Program for 2026-2030, aimed at bringing together and harmonizing the national legislation of the Organization's member countries, were discussed. Special attention was paid to expanding cooperation with international organizations and increasing the number of CSTO observers and partners.
The upcoming forum of the chairmen of the parliamentary committees on international affairs, security and defense, which is scheduled for February 2026 in Moscow, was also considered.
