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.
VI High-Level Coordination Meeting between the CSTO and the International Committee of the Red Cross will be held in Geneva on November 26
24.11.2021The VI High-Level Coordination Meeting (Headquarters Conference) in the framework of cooperation between the Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretariat and the International Committee of the Red Cross will be held in Geneva on November 26, 2021.
The Coordination Meeting will be attended by the CSTO Deputy Secretary General Takhir Khayrulloyev and responsible officials from the CSTO Secretariat and the CSTO Joint Staff; Dominique Stilhart, the ICRC Director of Operations, and the heads of ICRC structural divisions in Geneva and of the ICRC Regional Delegation in the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Moldova.
During the meeting, it is planned to analyze the activities carried out in the framework of cooperation between the ICRC and the CSTO, to exchange views on humanitarian challenges in regions of armed conflicts, and to discuss specific proposals for further development of cooperation between the ICRC and the CSTO and to identify key areas of cooperation for the coming year 2022.
At the end of the event, it is planned to sign a Resolution of the VI High-Level Coordination Meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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The CSTO Press Secretary Vladimir Zaynetdinov +7 495-795-27-10 +7 495-621-33-23
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The ICRC Regional Delegation Press Secretary in Russia, the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Moldova Galina Balzamova +7-495-626-54-26 +7-903-545-35-34
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