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 Stanislav Zas had a meeting with Swiss Ambassador to Russia Christine Marty Lang
31.05.2021
On May 31, 2021, the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas received Swiss Ambassador to the Russian Federation Christine Marty Lang, who has recently started her work in Moscow.
Upon the Ambassador's request, the CSTO Secretary General shared his assessments of the situation in the East European, Caucasus and Central Asian regions of CSTO collective security and the measures undertaken by the CSTO to prevent and resolve conflict situations, combat modern challenges and threats. The CSTO cooperation with such international organizations as the UN, the OSCE, the CIS and the SCO was also noted.
The importance of consolidating the efforts of the world community to strengthen international peace and security and to counter terrorism, drug trafficking, and information technology crimes was emphasized.
The readiness for further contacts in order to continue the exchange of views on issues of mutual interest was expressed.
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