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 meeting on "Analysis and forecast of the situation in the CSTO area of responsibility" was held at the RSSU
23.06.2023
On June 23, this year, at the Russian State Social University, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov held a meeting on "Analysis and forecast of the situation in the CSTO area of responsibility," which was attended by heads and experts of research centers of the CSTO member states. The CSTO Secretary General presented his vision of the regional and international situation and informed about the Organization's interest in developing interaction with the research centers of the member states to develop concrete measures aimed at strengthening peace and stability in the Organization.
A thematic report by the RSSU Rector Andrei Khazin was heard.
The event participants exchanged views on topical political and security issues and expressed the conviction that improving the analysis and forecasting functions in the format of the Organization would be a serious contribution to promoting the collective interests of the member states. The most relevant areas of research and specific issues of interaction were discussed.
The parties noted the important role of the RSSU as a platform for substantive discussions of political and security issues due to the university's significant expertise and experience in active cooperation with a number of the CSTO member states in this area.
The event resulted in the signing of a Memorandum of cooperation between the CSTO Secretariat and the RSSU.
