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).
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Russian Federation visits the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization
15.07.2022On July 14, 2022 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Russian Federation Vagharshak Harutyunyan, Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the Collective Security Treaty Organization Victor Biyagov and representative of the Armenian Armed Forces to the CSTO Major General Artak Tonoyan visited the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, briefed the guests at the working meeting on the CSTO collective security system, which ensures protection of collective interests, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the CSTO member states, on its governance bodies, forces and resources, as well as on joint training of troops and forces in the CSTO format.
Vagharshak Harutyunyan, Viktor Biyagov, Major General Artak Tonoyan visited the decision-making hall of the CSTO Crisis Response Center, where the collection, analysis and exchange of information about the state and trends in the situation in the Organization's area of responsibility, as well as information-analytical and information-technology support for the activities of CSTO charter and working bodies to ensure timely decision-making aimed at the security of the CSTO member states are conducted.
The guests were also briefed on the activities of the structural subdivisions of the CSTO Joint Staff and were introduced to the historical exposition of the lecture and exhibition hall, located in the International Military Center.
