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 CSTO Secretariat hosted a round table on the formation of a new architecture for international relations
25.09.2025
On September 25, 2025, the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization hosted a round table discussion on “The Emerging Architecture of International Relations: Prospects for the Eurasian Security System.” The event brought together leading representatives of the analytical community and experts from the foreign ministries of the CSTO member states.
The discussion was attended by leaders of key scientific and analytical centers in Russia, including Mikhail Golovnin, Director of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of the Institute of Europe at the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexei Gromyko, Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations at the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexei Kuznetsov, Leading Research Fellow at the Institute of International Studies at MGIMO University Sergei Markedonov, and Ambassador-at-Large at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alexander Trofimov.
Experts from the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Republic of Tajikistan also joined the discussion via videoconferencing.
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov welcomed the event participants. In his speech, he emphasized the importance of joint efforts in the context of an unstable international situation. “In a situation of significantly growing challenges and threats, we strive to gain a deeper understanding of what is happening in the world and in our region, to develop and adopt measures necessary to protect the interests of the CSTO member states. This is what motivates us to strengthen cooperation with the expert community,” the CSTO Secretary General said.
The dialogue covered issues related to cooperation between integration associations in the Eurasian space – the CSTO, the CIS, and the EAEU – as well as the prospects for forming a Greater Eurasian Partnership. Particular attention was paid to supporting the "Issyk-Kul Expert Initiative", which aims to deepen cooperation between think tanks in the region.
The roundtable participants developed recommendations aimed at further strengthening Central Eurasia as an area of security, stability, and sustainable development.
