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 CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov took part in an international conference on: "The fight against international terrorism: approaches and Russia's contribution"
17.07.2025
On July 17, 2025, the CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov took part in an international conference at the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies: "The fight against international terrorism: approaches and Russia's contribution."
Alexander Manilov, Chairman of the Coordination Service of the Council of Commanders of the Border Troops of the CIS member states, Sergey Zubkov, Deputy Head of the CIS Antiterrorist Center, and Artur Golovanov, Deputy Director of the Executive Committee of the SCO Regional Antiterrorist Structure, also participated in the discussion.
Valery Semerikov has informed the conference participants about the activities of the CSTO in the field of countering terrorism. He noted, in particular, that a serious legal framework for collective action has been formed within the Organization, mechanisms for cooperation between the competent services of the member states are actively developing, permanent operations "Mercenary", "Channel", "Illegal", "PROXY" aimed at combating terrorism, drug trafficking, illegal migration and crimes in the digital environment are conducted.
The CSTO Deputy Secretary General stressed the need to further develop international cooperation in the field of the Organization's international security, mentioning such multilateral structures as the UN, the CIS and the SCO among the Organization's key partners.
In the context of fulfilling the tasks of ensuring security in the CSTO area of responsibility, Valery Semerikov also emphasized the importance of implementing a Special Interstate Policy for strengthening sections of the Tajik-Afghan Border.
