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 Courses started at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
03.04.2023
On April 3, 2023, at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the next VIII Training Courses started for senior personnel and leading specialists of defense agencies, law enforcement agencies, apparatuses of security councils, security agencies and special services, as well as bodies authorized in the field of prevention and elimination of emergency situations, the CSTO member states with the status of military personnel in accordance with the national legislation.
The CSTO Deputy Secretary General Takhir Khairulloyev attended the opening ceremony.
The specialized training program provides for a course of lectures and practical exercises on politico-military issues, crisis response to contemporary challenges and threats, military cooperation in the CSTO format, as well as on military strategy, military governance and military economics. Staff of the CSTO Secretariat and servicemen from the CSTO Joint Staff are involved in conducting the lessons, along with the teaching staff of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
This year's training program has been significantly expanded, as a result of which the Course instead of 14 days will last for 20 days.
Courses held annually improve the necessary level of knowledge of senior staff and leading specialists of state authorities of the CSTO member states responsible for the development and strengthening of the collective security system, and contribute to strengthening allied relations within the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
