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 Imangali Tasmagambetov met with the Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubayev
11.09.2024
On September 11, 2024, in Bishkek, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Jeenbek Kulubayev.
They have discussed the military and political situation in the CSTO area of responsibility, the implementation of the priorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which holds the Chairmanship of the Organization, and issues related to the forthcoming Kyrgyz Chairmanship in 2025.
There was an exchange of views on the implementation of the decisions of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization and the implementation of activities planned for 2024.
The parties noted that in connection with the growing processes of global transformation, the Organization would have to concentrate on the development of collective approaches to the protection of the security interests of the member states, giving priority to political and diplomatic solutions.
