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).
The CSTO Secretary General had a meeting with the SCO Secretary General
18.05.2022
On May 18, 2022, the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas had a meeting with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Secretary General Zhang Ming at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
In the course of the conversation, there was a productive exchange of views on current global and regional security issues of interest to both organizations.
The CSTO Secretary General has informed the SCO Secretary General on the main results of the meeting of the leaders of the CSTO member States on May 16, 2022, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty and the 20th anniversary of the CSTO.
There was a lively discussion of the prospects for further enhancing bilateral cooperation between the CSTO and the SCO. It was noted that there was a solid legal basis and various forms of interaction necessary for this, including the practice of meetings of the highest administrative officials of the organizations and mutual participation in the CSTO and the SCO events.
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The CSTO Press Secretary Vladimir Zaynetdinov
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