A meeting of the Working Group of the Coordination Council of Heads of Competent Authorities on Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking (CCHN) on organizing international anti-drug operations within the CSTO framework was held in Aktau, Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Open International Youth Sambo Festival of National Teams of the CSTO Member States was held at the International Sambo Center in Moscow.
On August 17–19, at the invitation of Colonel General Alexander Manilov, Chairman of the Coordination Service of the Council of Border Troops Commanders of the CIS, a delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff headed by Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov took part in international events held in the area of responsibility of the Border Directorate of the Russian Federal Security Service for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.
On August 14, consultations were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff with representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the CSTO member states on organizing joint training activities for command and control bodies and formations of the CSTO collective security system in 2027.
The 43rd meeting of the Working Group on Afghanistan under the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held at the CSTO Secretariat
08.04.2026
On 8 April 2026, the 43rd meeting of the Working Group on Afghanistan under the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held with the participation of Acting Deputy Secretary General of the CSTO Samat Ordabaev, delegations of the Organization’s member states, as well as representatives of the UN Counter-Terrorism Office, the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, the SCO Secretariat, the CIS Executive Committee, the CIS Anti-Terrorism Center, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, the Coordination Service of the CIS Council of Border Troops Commanders, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
A substantive exchange of views took place on the current situation in Afghanistan, with participants noting the persistently high potential risks and threats emanating from the territory of that country.
The need to continue humanitarian and economic support for the population of Afghanistan by the CSTO member states was emphasized.
The participants expressed a common position on the expediency of continuing to monitor the situation in Afghanistan and to facilitate the promotion of peaceful processes in the country.
In conclusion, the Protocol of the 43rd meeting and the Work Plan of the Group for the second half of 2026 were adopted.
