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 Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov met with President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov
11.09.2024On September 11, 2024, in Bishkek, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov met with President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov.
The parties had a thorough exchange of views on the politico-military situation in the CSTO area of responsibility. They discussed the implementation of the priorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan chairing the Organization, as well as issues related to the forthcoming chairmanship of the Kyrgyz side in 2025.
The Secretary General of the Organization informed the Head of State about the active phase of the CSTO command-staff training “Interaction-2024” with the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF), the “Search-2024” and “Echelon-2024” special trainings that had been completed on the territory of the Republic. He noted the high level of organization of the events.
Imangali Tasmagambetov also informed about the implementation of the decisions of the Collective Security Council, including the CSTO Special Interstate Policy for strengthening sections of the Tajik-Afghan Border approved at the spring session.
The importance of consistently strengthening cooperation in all aspects of the CSTO's competence and of building up its military and political potential in the context of growing international tension was recognized.
