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).
Minsk hosted a meeting between Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin and the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas
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The parties exchanged opinions on topical issues of international and regional security, as well as discussed the state and prospects of further development of multilateral cooperation of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus within the framework of the CSTO.
It is planned that during the visit Stanislav Zas will take part in observing the final stage of the drawing of practical actions of the command and staff training with the CSTO peacekeeping forces "Indestructible Brotherhood - 2020", as well as in the official closing ceremony.
Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus.
