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 Permanent Council agreed upon the draft Regulation on the Interstate Working Group on the implementation of measures to create a single system of technical protection for the railways of the Collective Security Treaty Organization member states
15.08.2019
On August 15, 2019, under the chairmanship of the Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic, Aman Mambetseitov, a meeting of the Permanent Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organizationthe was held, in which the CSTO Deputy Secretary General Piotr Tsikhanouski took part.
During the meeting, the draft Decision of the Council of Ministers of Defense and the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils of the CSTO "On the Regulations on the Interstate Working Group on the Implementation of the Single Technical Protection System for the Railways of the Collective Security Treaty Organization member states" was reviewed and agreed upon. It was decided to submit the draft document for consideration of the Council of Defense Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils of the CSTO.
The draft Decisions of the Collective Security Council of the CSTO “On Amendments to the Regulation on the operation of permanent operation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization member states to combat crimes in the field of information technologies (PROXY operation)” and the List of Topics of Joint Statement in 2020 were discussed and modified. The draft List is supposed to be considered at the joint meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the Council of Ministers of Defense and the Committee of Secretaries of the Security Councils of the CSTO in November this year.
