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.
From June 24 to 26, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov paid a working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan at the personal invitation of President Emomali Rahmon.
The CSTO Secretariat held consultations on adopting the Regulation on the organization and conduct of joint scientific-research and developmental works within the framework of the CSTO
24.10.2019In the CSTO Secretariat, under the leadership of CSTO Deputy Secretary General Piotr Tsikhanouski, on October 24, this year, Consultations were held with authorized officials of interested ministries and departments of the CSTO member states on adopting draft documents submitted for consideration by the statutory bodies of the Organization at the end of November this year.
The participants of the consultations, taking into account the results of previous intrastate coordination in the CSTO member states, finalized and agreed on the draft Decision of the CSTO Collective Security Council “On the Regulation on the organization and conduct of joint scientific-research and developmental works within the framework of the CSTO”.
This document defines the mechanism of interaction between the CSTO member states in organizing and conducting joint scientific-research and developmental works within the Organization in the field of development and modernization of military products.
The draft Decision of the CSTO Collective Security Council “On the typical bilateral intergovernmental agreement within the Organization on providing high-precision access to the GLONASS Russian global navigation satellite system” was also considered. Work on its preparation will continue.
Both documents are foreseen to be submitted for consideration by the CSTO Permanent Council for a decision on the procedure for their further processing.
