CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov holds a working meeting with Minister of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic Ruslan Mukambetov
On September 1, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and UN Secretary-General António Guterres held a working meeting in Bishkek in the SCO+ format.
On August 31, 2026, on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov met with CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev.
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.
Delegation of the CSTO participates in the 12th Southern Information Security Forum “Infoforum Sochi 2026”
01.07.2026
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.
A delegation of the CSTO Secretariat is participating in the Forum, comprising Sergey Koshelev, Deputy Head of the Political Cooperation Department, and Alexander Kuznetsov, Adviser to the Department for Countering Challenges and Threats.
CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov sent a message of greetings to the Forum participants. In his address, he emphasized that “Cybersecurity is becoming an integral part of national defense. It is essential to establish joint response mechanisms, develop a common standard for the protection of critical information infrastructure, and introduce shared training programs.” The CSTO called on its member states to further consolidate their efforts in the digital domain to effectively counter contemporary threats.
At the plenary session, Alexey Ivanov, Chairman of the Working Group on Information Security under the CSTO Committee of Security Council Secretaries and Deputy Director of Russia's National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents, delivered a presentation. He focused on the growing number of cyberattacks, the need to protect supply chains, and significant changes to the regulatory framework, including new federal laws, Presidential decrees, and nearly ten orders issued by the Federal Security Service of Russia in 2026.
Alexey Ivanov also highlighted the ongoing development of the State System for Detecting, Preventing and Eliminating the Consequences of Computer Attacks (GosSOPKA) and outlined a new paradigm in which information security should no longer be viewed merely as a formal protective function, but as the foundation of state governance and cyber resilience. According to this approach, the ultimate objective is to create a verifiable and reproducible environment capable of maintaining effective governance even under external or internal disruptions.
