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 Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff took part in a meeting of the heads of the defense committees of the CSTO parliaments
23.10.2025
Today in Dushanbe, at the Parliament of the Republic of Tajikistan, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, delivered a report at a meeting of the Coordination Council of the Chairmen of the Defense and Security Committees (commissions) on defense and security of the parliaments of the CSTO member states under the Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly.
In his speech, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov noted that, given the dynamics of the military-political situation, the most important priority for the Organization was to conduct high-quality joint operational and combat training activities in order to maintain the readiness of the Collective Forces to respond to crisis situations.
“This year, one of our priority tasks is to work out practical issues related to the organization of management and coordination of the Joint Forces,” Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov said.
The Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff noted that in 2025, prior to the start of joint trainings in the Republic of Belarus, the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Republic of Tajikistan, officers of the Joint Staff conducted instructional and methodological training sessions with trainee officers on the procedure for organizing the management and coordination of Collective Forces group commands, taking into account the experience of the Russian Armed Forces in conducting special military operations.
Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov also briefed the heads of the parliamentary defense committees on the main results of this year's joint trainings and on the planned joint operational and combat training activities for 2026.
The meeting participants discussed a wide range of issues related to interparliamentary cooperation on challenges and threats to national, collective, and regional security.
