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).
On December 21-23, the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas will visit the Republic of Armenia to meet with the highest political and defense establishments of the country
20.12.2021On December 21-23, the Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretary General Stanislav Zas will visit the Republic of Armenia to meet with the highest political and defense establishments of the country and discuss the situation in the CSTO area of responsibility.
During the visit, he is scheduled to meet with the Chairman of the CSTO Collective Security Council, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan. The CSTO Secretary General will submit for his approval the draft action plan for the implementation of the decisions of the September (2021) session of the CSTO Collective Security Council and the implementation of the CSTO priority activities during the Republic of Armenia's presidency.
Stanislav Zas is also expected to hold talks with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, the Defense Minister Suren Papikyan and the Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan.
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