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).
CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas in Minsk discussed with the Minister of Defense and the Secretary of State of the Security Council of Belarus military cooperation in the CSTO and preparations for the CSSC meeting
05.03.2020
March 5, Minsk / BelTA /. Topical issues of international and regional security were examined in detail at a meeting held today at the State Secretariat of the Security Council of Belarus, BelTA learned from the agency.
“This topic was the main one at the talks of the Secretary of State of the Security Council of Belarus Andrei Ravkov and the Minister of Defense of our country Viktor Khrenin with the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Stanislav Zas,” the Secretary of State emphasized. “An exchange of views took place on pressing issues of international and regional security.”
In addition, the meeting discussed the topic of cooperation between Belarus and the CSTO, as well as the preparations for intersessional meetings of the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils and the Council of Defense Ministers.
"The parties shared their views on further improving the effectiveness of the Collective Security Treaty Organization," the agency concluded.
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