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 working meeting with participants in a meeting of chairmen of committees (commissions) of the parliaments of CSTO member states with jurisdiction over international relations, defense and security issues was held at the CSTO Joint Staff
08.02.2024
On 7 February, participants in a meeting of the chairmen of the committees (commissions) of the parliaments of the CSTO member states, with jurisdiction over international relations, defense and security issues visited the CSTO Joint Staff.
Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, briefed the participants in the meeting on the activities of the Organization's Crisis Response Centre and the structural subunits of the Joint Staff. The delegation was informed of the main conclusions from the assessment of the politico-military situation in the collective security regions, the improvement of crisis response mechanisms and the main tasks of the Joint Staff for 2024.
The participants of the working meeting have discussed topical issues of improving the system of collective security, the implementation of priority areas of the CSTO for the period of the presidency of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Organization in 2024 and cooperation in the development of documents and joint activities.
Following the working meeting, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov noted in particular that "the Joint Staff considers it important to continue to maintain close cooperation with the structures of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in order to successfully resolve the tasks".
