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 and members of the Organization's Permanent Council held a retreat in Almaty
23.06.2024
On 22 June 2024, in Almaty, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov at a meeting with members of the Permanent Council of the Organization summarized the results of the past meetings of the Council of Ministers of Defense, the Council of the Parliamentary Assembly, the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils and the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers.
The importance of the documents adopted during the meetings, including the draft Decision of the CSTO Collective Security Council "On the CSTO Special Interstate Policy for strengthening sections of the Tajik-Afghan Border" and the statements of parliamentarians and foreign ministers from the point of view of ensuring collective security was stressed.
The parties' interest in finding mutually acceptable approaches was noted. were They have discussed measures to implement the decisions taken.
The participants of the meeting expressed gratitude to the Kazakh side for the high level of organization of events.
