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).
MGIMO hosted the CSTO Student Model dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty
17.03.2022
On March 16, 2022, the CSTO Student Model, dedicated to the thirtieth anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty, was held at MGIMO. Head of the Department of Political Cooperation of the CSTO Secretariat Piotr Koronevsky made a keynote speech at the event. He acquainted students and graduate students with the principles of the Organization, its objectives and prospects for development, as well as the main areas of activity within the CSTO format.
Igor Panarin, the Executive Director of the CSTO University League, also took part in the Model.
A panel discussion was held as part of the Model, during which presentations were made by students and graduate students of MGIMO and Moscow State University.
Reports were devoted to increasing the peacekeeping potential of the CSTO, improving the CSTO CRRF, Afghan issues, and a number of other areas of CSTO the activity.
The event was organized by the Russian Foreign Policy Club of the MGIMO Academic Student Society.
