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 held a meeting with the Chairman of the Coordination Service of the Council of Commanders of Border Troops
26.12.2022
On 26 December 2022, the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas met with Alexander Manilov, Chairman of the Coordination Service of the Council of Commanders of Border Troops of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
The Deputy Secretaries General V. Semerikov, S. Ordabaev and T. Khairulloyev participated in the meeting.
The meeting summarized the results of cooperation between the CSTO Secretariat and the CSTO Coordination Service of the Council of Commanders of Border Troops in 2022 and outlined activities to implement the Protocol on Cooperation in the Border Field between the Coordination Service of the Council of Commanders of Border Troops and the CSTO Secretariat in 2023.
The CSTO Secretary General presented Alexander Manilov with an anniversary medal "20 Years of the Collective Security Treaty Organization”.
S. Zas and the CSTO Deputy Secretaries General were presented commemorative medals "30 Years of the Coordination Service of the Council of Commanders of Border Guard Troops " by the Chairman of the Coordination Service of the Council of Commanders of Border Guard Troops.
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