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 held consultations on improvement of crisis response system
24.03.2022
On March 24, in Moscow, under the chairmanship of Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, consultations were held via videoconferencing between representatives of defense ministries of the CSTO member States, the CSTO Secretariat and the CSTO Joint Staff to agree on the draft Action Plan aimed at improving the crisis response system.
The event was attended by representatives of defense agencies of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, as well as the CSTO Secretariat and the CSTO Joint Staff.
Participants of the consultations have analyzed the peacekeeping operation in the Republic of Kazakhstan in January 2022, considered and discussed proposals for improving crisis response mechanisms, the use of peacekeeping forces abroad, as well as the organization of international flights of the armed forces of the CSTO member States.
The draft document was finalized and agreed upon.
As a result of consultations, it was agreed to consider the draft Plan agreed upon and ready to be submitted for approval to the Chairman of the CSTO Defense Ministerial Council - the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia.
