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.
BelTA news agency: CSTO countries will work out collective measures in the event of a sharp deterioration in the epidemiological situation
03.04.2020
April 3, Moscow / Eduard Pivovar – BELTA news agency /. The CSTO countries will develop joint collective response measures in case of a sharp deterioration in the epidemiological situation due to the spread of COVID-19 in the organization’s area of responsibility. BelTA news agency was informed today by CSTO Press Secretary Vladimir Zaynetdinov following a telephone conversation between CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas and secretaries of security councils of the CSTO member states, including the Republic of Belarus.
An exchange of opinions on the epidemiological situation took place in each state that is part of the organization and the measures taken to counteract the spread of coronavirus, as well as minimizing the consequences. "The parties agreed to continue consultations to develop collective response measures in the event of a sharp deterioration in the epidemiological situation in the CSTO responsibility area," the Press Secretary said.
It was stated that the situation in the CSTO countries is under control. "The effectiveness of such control is achieved through the timely application of restrictive and preventive measures taken by governments, health care structures, sanitary and epidemiological inspection service and the competent authorities of the CSTO member states," Stanislav Zas said. He drew attention to the fact that currently in the Republic of Tajikistan not a single case of coronavirus infection has been officially recorded.
