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).
At the first in 2021 meeting of the CSTO Permanent Council, a document on measures to strengthen cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization with the CIS and the SCO was considered
14.01.2021On January 14, this year, under the chairmanship of the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Tajikistan Hasan Sultonov, the first in 2021 meeting of the Permanent Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization was held by videoconferencing. The CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas took part in the meeting.
In the course of the meeting, a Statement by the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on efforts to stabilize the situation in the Middle East and North Africa was agreed. It was decided to send the document for consideration by the foreign ministers of the CSTO member states.
The Permanent Council also considered and finalized the draft Decision of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on Measures to Strengthen Cooperation between the CSTO, the CIS and the SCO. Work on the document will continue at subsequent meetings of the Permanent Council.
Consideration was continued of a number of important political statements of the CSTO member states, which relate to the coordination of efforts in the fight against terrorism using new and emerging technologies, the prohibition of the development and production of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons, and on ensuring comprehensive stability in the world.
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