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 is on a working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan
29.01.2025
On January 29, in Dushanbe, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov had a meeting with the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmon.
The sides have discussed the tasks of cooperation within the CSTO. There was a thorough exchange of views on the situation in the Organization's zone of responsibility and along its perimeter. The sides discussed topical issues on the regional and international agenda.
President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon emphasized the importance of timely implementation of the CSTO Special Interstate Policy for strengthening sections of the Tajik-Afghan Border, which was approved by the CSTO Collective Security Council on November 28, 2024, in Astana, expressing confidence that effective cooperation in this direction would contribute to ensuring regional security.
During the conversation, attention was focused on further strengthening comprehensive work within the Organization to counter challenges and threats to security, in particular terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking, cybercrime and transnational organized crime.
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov also met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Sirojiddin Mukhriddin, Commander of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security Major General Rajab Murodali Rajabzoda and Deputy Minister of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Tajikistan Aziz Nazar Savzali.
