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).
Astana will host a joint meeting of the CFM, the CMD, the CSSC, as well as a session of the CSTO CSC
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On November 28, 2024, Astana will host a joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils, as well as a session of the CSTO Collective Security Council.
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov and Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Andrei Serdyukov will take part in the events.
The sides will exchange views on the military and political situation in the regions of collective security, discuss the results of cooperation within the CSTO and prospects for further development of the collective security system. Special attention will be paid to preparations for the joint celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
It is planned that the Kyrgyz Republic will inform on the priorities of its chairmanship in the Organization in 2025.
