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 Collective Security Treaty Organization called for strengthening dialogue with international organizations
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Moscow, January, 24 - RIA Novosti. The Collective Security Treaty Organization supports the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold a summit of the leaders of the UN Security Council's "Five" and advocates for a dialogue with international organizations, including NATO, to address peacekeeping tasks, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas told RIA Novosti.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the Fifth World Holocaust Remembrance Forum, proposed "a meeting of the Heads of state of the permanent members of the UN Security Council - Russia, China, the United States, France and the UK" and stated that Moscow intends, "without delay , send relevant messages to the leaders of the "Five".
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) "Against the background of recent assessments and concerns about the fate of world civilization and global security at various levels, the initiative of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin to organize a summit of the states - permanent members of the UN Security Council is timely and very significant. These countries have historically been entrusted a special mission is to preserve our civilization, to ensure peace. Disunity in the face of threats to world stability is fraught with enormous consequences. the powers will not be able to consolidate in response to the challenges of our time, then these challenges simply cannot be overcome. The initiative of the President of the Russian Federation to hold a summit is an indispensable condition for our actions on a global scale, "said Mr. Zas.
According to him, "state leaders need to overcome the emotional background, the fear of negative public reactions, tear themselves away from everyday contradictions and disagreements, and turn to face these global threats and discuss them first and build a world policy against these threats."
