From September 22 to 25, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov will take part in the High-Level Week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Meetings between Talatbek Masadykov and UN Secretary-General António Guterres and his deputies are scheduled. The meetings are expected to address a wide range of current issues, in particular, peacekeeping and counter-terrorism.
On September 23, Talatbek Masadykov will take part in the traditional annual meeting of the foreign ministers of the CSTO member states, held on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the world organization.
Today, the active phase of the joint exercise with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CRDF CAR) “Frontier-2026” concluded on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
During the “Conduct of combat operations” stage, two main training objectives are being practiced: the occupation by the national contingents of the CRDF CAR of the area of responsibility and the destruction of illegal armed formations that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
The active phase of the joint exercise with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CRDF CAR) “Frontier-2026” has begun at the Koktal training range in the Republic of Kazakhstan. During the exercise, the participating forces are practicing the preparation and conduct of combat operations to destroy illegal armed formations that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
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.
