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 meeting was held between the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov and the Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin
13.10.2025
On October 13, 2025, in Moscow, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov met with Vyacheslav Volodin, the Chairman of the Russian State Duma and the Chairman of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, where they had a detailed exchange of views on the situation in the Organization's area of responsibility and a number of other regions.
The interlocutors have discussed preparations for the meeting of the Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, as well as a number of pressing tasks facing the Organization in the context of Russia's chairmanship in 2026.
Imangali Tasmagambetov has reported on preparations for the upcoming joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers, the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils, and the session of the CSTO Collective Security Council in November this year.
