On June 10, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Kazan (Russian Federation) under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. CIS Deputy Secretary General Denis Trefilov and SCO Deputy Secretary General Oleg Kopylov were also invited to attend the meeting.
On June 9, 2026, a delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, took part in the 19th Meeting of Heads of Lead Counter-Terrorism Units of the Competent Authorities of the CIS Member States and Heads of National Structures Responsible for Coordinating Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Extremism Activities. The event was organized by the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS Member States.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Director of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kirill Babaev was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
From June 2 to 4, the Republic of Belarus hosted the second staff talks on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces command-and-staff exercise “Indestructible Brotherhood 2026” and the special exercise “Barrier 2026” involving the CSTO Joint CBRN Protection and Medical Support Formation.
Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev met with Director of the Division for Operations of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Bo Mathiasen
19.05.2026On May 19, 2026, Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev met in Vienna with Director of the Division for Operations of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Bo Mathiasen.
The parties discussed issues related to cooperation between the CSTO and the UNODC in combating illicit drug trafficking, as well as interaction in this area with specialized divisions of a number of other international structures, including the Eurasian Group, the International Narcotics Control Board, the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, as well as relevant structures of the SCO and CIS.
The UNODC Office was informed about the upcoming Coordination Meeting of Chief Narcologists of the CSTO member states to be held in St. Petersburg on May 20, 2026, as well as about the CSTO subregional anti-drug operation “Kanal-Yantarny Bereg,” scheduled to take place from June 29 to July 4, with its headquarters deployed in Kaliningrad.
The parties reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening contacts and cooperation between specialists from the CSTO member states and representatives of the UNODC.
