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 had a meeting with the Head of the Bureau of the International Organization for Migration in Moscow
On November 17, 2022 in the CSTO Secretariat the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas met with the Head of the Bureau of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Moscow Marina Schramm.
During the meeting they pointed out the close and mutually beneficial cooperation which has developed in recent years between the CSTO Secretariat and the IOM Moscow Office. S Zas and M Schramm have discussed prospects for further co-operation and areas for joint activities.