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 14th meeting of the CSTO Coordination Council for Emergency Situations was held under the chairmanship of the Republic of Belarus
05.09.2023
On 5 September 2023, in Minsk, under the chairmanship of Vadim Sinyavsky, Minister for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus, the 14th meeting of the CSTO Coordination Council for Emergency Situations was held. The meeting was attended by the Minister for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Syrym Sharipkhanov; the Minister for Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic, Boobek Azhikeev; the Minister for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters of Russia, Alexander Kurenkov; the Chairman of the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense of the Republic of Tajikistan, Rustam Nazarzoda; and the Deputy Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Valery Semerikov.
The agenda of the meeting included a wide range of issues aimed at strengthening the mechanisms of interaction on disaster management under the auspices of the Organization.
Within the framework of the Chairmanship of the Republic of Belarus, the Minister for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus, Vadim Sinyavsky, presented information on the effectiveness of the implementation of the decisions adopted during the 13th meeting.
"Such a council is held at least once a year under a regulation approved by the CSTO Collective Security Forces Council. We plan work for the next year and summarize the results of the past year. It is characteristic of the Belarusian chairmanship in the organization that we wanted to unite rescue agencies for the benefit of saving human lives. I believe that we have succeeded in this. We have successfully implemented all the planned activities," Vadim Sinyavsky said.
The meeting participants summarized the results of the special training "Rock-2023" for rescue units of the CSTO member states and also discussed plans for joint activities. Taking into account the positive experience of the Russian Federation in conducting the “Safe Arctic-2023” experimental research trainings, the possibility of participation by representatives of the rescue agencies of the CSTO member states in the “Safe Arctic-2025” trainings was considered.
The parties supported the initiative to hold an international competition of gas-fire-fighting service units in 2024 in Moscow with the participation of representatives of the fire and rescue departments of the CSTO member states.
During the 14th meeting of the CCES, special attention was paid to the issues of scientific and technical support of activities in the field of protection of population and territories from emergencies and ensuring multi-level specialized training of personnel.
In accordance with the Regulations on the CSTO Coordination Council for Emergency Situations, the chairmanship of the Council for 2024 passes to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Coordination Council for Emergency Situations of rescue units of the CSTO member states was established in accordance with the decision of the CSTO Collective Security Council of 6 October 2007 in order to create a coordinated system of response to complex emergencies.
The members of the CSTO CCES are the heads of the authorized bodies in the field of prevention and elimination of emergency situations.
In view of the chairmanship of the Republic of Belarus in the Collective Security Treaty Organization in 2023, the Minister for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus, Vadim Sinyavsky, has been elected Chairman of the Coordination Council this year. Next year, the chairmanship will be handed over to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
