On May 28, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the International Security Forum held under the auspices of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. More than 150 delegations from 120 countries participated in the event.
On May 26 of this year, a round table entitled “35 Years of the Commonwealth of Independent States: Results, Tasks, and Prospects” was held at the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. The event was attended by heads of integration structures in the post-Soviet space, representatives of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as representatives of the embassies of CIS countries in Russia. Opening remarks were delivered by the moderator, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Grigory Karasin.
On May 26, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils (CSSC) was held in Moscow under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. The participants conducted a substantive exchange of views on issues related to strengthening security in the CSTO area of responsibility.
On May 25, 2026, a meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, and Acting Director of the African Union Counter-Terrorism Centre Idriss Mounir Lallali.
On May 25, 2026, a meeting took place at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, Kazem Jalali.
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.
