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 Joint Staff held a working meeting with participants of the first meeting of chairmen of international affairs committees of the parliaments of the CSTO member States
10.02.2022
On February 10, this year, Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, had a working meeting with participants of the first meeting of chairmen of committees (commissions) of the parliaments of the CSTO member States, whose subject matter is international relations.
Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, briefed the delegation on the activities of the structural subdivisions of the CSTO Joint Staff and the Organization's Crisis Response Center. He briefed parliamentarians on the forces and means of the Organization's collective security system, the joint training of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) and the work algorithms of the Crisis Response Center during tThe event participants have discussed issues related to the improvement of the collective security system and CSTO priority areas for the Republic of Armenia's presidency in the Organization in 2022, as well as issues of cooperation in organizing and conducting joint events.
Guests were also introduced to the historical exposition of the lecture and exhibition hall located in the International Military Center.
