On 13 February, a traditional meeting was held in Moscow between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and the chairs of the parliamentary committees (commissions) of the CSTO member states responsible for international relations, defense and security. CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and ambassadors of the Organization’s member states also took part in the event.
CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov addressed the Fifth meeting of the chairs of the parliamentary committees (commissions) of the CSTO member states responsible for international relations, defense and security.
Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils (CSSC) Sergey Shoigu gave an extensive interview to the Interfax news agency, in which he commented on the key areas of the Organization’s activities in 2026.
On 12 February, a briefing was held at the CSTO Crisis Response Center by Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Colonel General Andrey Nikolaevich Serdyukov on the topic “Results of the joint training of command and control bodies and forces of the CSTO collective security system in 2025 and tasks for 2026.”
CSTO Secretariat delegation took part in INFOFORUM-2026
29.01.2026
A delegation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretariat, headed by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, took part in the 28th National Forum on Information Security “INFOFORUM-2026,” held on January 28–29 at the Lomonosov Innovation Cluster in Moscow.
The forum featured 12 thematic sessions, more than 150 presentations, an award ceremony for the professional “Silver Dagger” prize, and the exhibition “Cybersecurity Today.” Key topics of discussion included Russia’s updated Information Security Doctrine, issues of technological sovereignty, the role of artificial intelligence and quantum technologies, the protection of critical information infrastructure, countering hybrid threats, and personnel training.
More than 2,000 specialists from all regions of Russia participated in the forum. Participants included representatives of the State Duma, the Security Council Staff, the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, FSTEC of Russia, the Bank of Russia, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, as well as regional authorities.
