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 met in Astana with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan
10.10.2022
On October 10, 2022, the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, who is on a working visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan, met with Mukhtar Tleuberdi, the Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Gizat Nurdauletov, the Assistant to the President - Secretary of the Security Council of Kazakhstan.
The meetings focused on preparations for the upcoming meetings of the CSTO statutory bodies, scheduled to take place in November this year in the Republic of Armenia. They also discussed the situation in the CSTO area of responsibility, with a focus on the situation in the Central Asian region.
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