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).
A regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Kyrgyzstan
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On June 30, 2025, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Cholpon-Ata (the Kyrgyz Republic) under the chairmanship of the Kyrgyz side, which was attended by the Organization's Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov.
The parties have discussed in detail the international and regional situation and its impact on the security of the CSTO member states.
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the CSTO member states adopted statements on issues related to international information security, countering radicalization leading to terrorism and extremism, the situation in the Middle East, as well as the establishment of the UN Regional Center for Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan.
In addition, issues of further cooperation between the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization were discussed.
The Foreign Ministers noted the successful implementation of the Action Plan for the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, adopted by the CSTO Collective Security Council in November 2024.
