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).
Deputy head of the department for countering challenges and threats of the CSTO Secretariat Sergey Gonchar took part in the regional round table “Objectives of United Nations Security Council resolutions in the field of counter-terrorism”
09.02.2026Via videoconference, on 9 February 2026 Deputy head of the department for countering challenges and threats of the CSTO Secretariat Sergey Gonchar took part in the regional round table “Objectives of United Nations Security Council resolutions in the field of counter-terrorism: best practices in the implementation of sanctions regimes in accordance with resolutions 1267 (1999)[1], 1989 (2011)[2], 2253 (2015)[3] and 1988 (2011)[4]», organized by the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office and the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre, the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, with the assistance of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia.
Within the session on regional cooperation, a representative of the CSTO Secretariat delivered a presentation entitled “Strengthening regional cooperation among CSTO member states in countering security challenges and threats.”
[1] Sanctions against the Taliban movement.
[2] Sanctions against Al-Qaida.
[3] Sanctions against Al-Qaida as well as the Islamic State in Iraq (ISIL/Da’esh).
[4] Introduction of separate sanctions regimes against Al-Qaida and the Taliban.
