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 a meeting of the CSTO Permanent Council, draft agendas for a session of the Collective Security Council and a joint meeting of the CMFA, the CMD and the CSSC
On August 28 this year, under the chairmanship by the Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic, Aman Mambetseyitov, a meeting of the Permanent Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization was held, in which the CSTO Deputy Secretaries General Piotr Tsikhanouski and Alymbay Sultanov took part.
The draft agendas for the upcoming session of the Collective Security Council and the joint meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs , the Council of Ministers of Defense and the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils were considered. Work on these documents will continue at the next meeting of the CSTO Permanent Council.
The Permanent Council discussed a number of draft political statements regarding the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, the situation in Afghanistan, the stabilization of the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as ensuring comprehensive stability in the world and the fight against the glorification of Nazism. It is planned to continue consideration of the above mentioned draft statements at the next meeting of the CSTO Permanent Council.
The parties also discussed the preparations for the Working Meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs of the CSTO member states, scheduled for September, 27, this year in New York on the margins of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly.
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