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 held talks with representatives of the leadership of the Republic of Kazakhstan
10.10.2023
On 10 October 2023, in Astana, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov met with the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan Colonel General Ruslan Zhaksylykov, and the Assistant to the President - Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Gizat Nurdauletov. During the meetings, the sides discussed preparations for the upcoming meetings of the Organization's statutory bodies - a session of the Collective Security Council and a joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils.
Imangali Tasmagambetov has informed the interlocutors about the progress of coordination of draft documents planned to be submitted for consideration during these events, including the issue of improving the crisis response system of the Organization.
They also discussed topical issues of the CSTO's activities, including those related to the forthcoming transition of the presidency of the Organization to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
