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).
A working meeting was held between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev
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On January 20, 2026, a working meeting was held between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev.
During the discussion, held in a friendly atmosphere, the heads of the executive bodies of the two Eurasian organizations exchanged views on current international and regional developments, as well as on the experience of both organizations in their priority areas of activity. In particular, they discussed issues related to the implementation of the Roadmap for the Development of Cooperation between the CSTO, the CIS, and the SCO for 2026–2028, signed at the meeting held on September 3, 2025, in Beijing, with a focus on aligning integration projects.
The senior administrative officials of the CSTO and the CIS unanimously expressed the view that regional organizations are called upon to play an important role in maintaining peace, preventing and overcoming instability, shaping a new Eurasian security architecture, and strengthening cooperation in the economic and humanitarian spheres.
