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 President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov met with the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas
01.09.2021
On September 1, this year, in Bishkek, the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov received the Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretary General Stanislav Zas, who is in the country on a two-day working visit. In the course of the meeting the CSTO Secretary General reported on the preparation for the upcoming regular session of the Collective Security Council in Dushanbe on September 15-16 and a joint meeting of the CSTO CFM, CMD and CSSC, as well as informed about the situation in the CSTO zone of responsibility.
President Sadyr Japarov noted that the Kyrgyz Republic attached special importance to cooperation of member States within the CSTO as a guarantor of security in the region. According to him, the growing level of threats in the Organization's area of responsibility requires close cooperation. It is necessary to maintain a high degree of readiness to neutralize risks and, if necessary, to respond promptly.
In turn, Stanislav Zas expressed his satisfaction with the meeting with the President of the Kyrgyz Republic and stressed its necessity in connection with the situation in the region. In addition, taking the opportunity, he congratulated President Sadyr Japarov on the 30th anniversary of independence of the Kyrgyz Republic and wished success, development, prosperity to the people of the country.
During his working visit to the country, the CSTO Secretary General also met with the Secretary of the Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic, Marat Imankulov, the Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev, the Defense Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, Major General Taalaibek Omuraliev and the Chairman of the State Committee for National Security Kamchybek Tashiev.In the course of the meetings they discussed the military-political situation in the Central Asian region of collective security, and preparations for the joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers and the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils (scheduled for September 15 this year in Dushanbe).
At the meeting of the CSTO Secretary General with the Chairman of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic, one of the central themes was the discussion of issues of combating terrorism and drug trafficking.
