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.
From June 24 to 26, second staff talks were held in the Republic of Kazakhstan on the organization and conduct of the joint exercise “Rubezh-2026” with units of the Central Asian Collective Rapid Deployment Forces (CAR CRDF).
THE 4TH OF JULY - PRESS CONFERENCE OF THE CSTO ACTING SECRETARY GENERAL VALERY SEMERIKOV
01.07.2019
In May-June of this year, in Bishkek, a series of intersessional meetings of the CSTO authorized organs - the Council of Ministers of Defense, the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils were held. During these meetings important documents relating to the development of the Organization military component, the creation of a crisis response system were signed, and a public message to the foreign ministers of the NATO countries on enhancing mutual trust and cooperation was made.
Valery Semerikov will also tell about the results of special operations that are conducted in the CSTO format, in particular, such as a complex of operational and preventive measures under the code name “Mercenary” ("Naemnik"), "Illegal" (“Nelegal”), and the international counter-drug operation “Channel” ("Kanal").
The CSTO includes the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, and the Republic of Tajikistan.
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