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).
Representatives of the CSTO Secretariat and the CSTO Joint Staff in Minsk took part in the International Military Science Conference on the theme: "Development, preparation and use of the CSTO collective security system forces and means”
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Delegations of the Secretariat and the Joint Staff, as well as representatives of defense ministries of the CSTO member states took part in the International Military Science Conference "Development, preparation and use of the CSTO collective security system forces and means" which was held on November 16 and 17, 2022 in Minsk in the State Institution "Research Institute of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus”.
There was a detailed exchange of views on topical issues of strengthening the collective security system with a focus on improving the CSTO crisis response system.
Representatives of the CSTO Secretariat made presentations on the following subjects: "Cooperation in the field of information and the formation of a framework for a coordinated information policy in the interests of CSTO member states" and "Issues of improvement of the CSTO crisis response system", as well as taking part in thematic discussions.
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