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 graduation ceremony for law enforcement officers of the CSTO member states took place at the AIPD of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, who completed an advanced training course on "Improving the Management of the CSTO Collective PF"
28.11.2022
On November 25, 2022 at the All-Russian Institute of Professional Development of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs a graduation ceremony was held for law enforcement officers of the CSTO member states who have completed an advanced training course on "Improving the Management of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces ".
The event was attended by: the Head of the All-Russian Institute of Professional Development of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Police Major General A.A. Skivterist, the Deputy Head of Countering Challenges and Threats Department of the CSTO Secretariat S.A. Gonchar, representatives of the CSTO Secretariat and officials of the Institute.
Opening the graduation ceremony, Police Major General A.A. Skivterist, Head of the All-Russian Institute of Professional Development of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, greeted the students and expressed confidence that the knowledge and experience gained during the training will contribute to the effective performance of official tasks to ensure the safety of citizens and law and order.
The Deputy Head of the Department of counteraction to challenges and threats of the CSTO Secretariat S.A. Gonchar welcomed the graduating class and thanked the management of the Institute, the faculty for their work in preparing and conducting classes and congratulated the graduates with the end of training.
Representatives of the training group spoke on behalf of the graduates, who thanked the leadership of the All-Russian Institute of Professional Development of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the faculty and course officers for the high organization of the educational process and professional activities.
At the end of the graduation ceremony, the officers of the law enforcement agencies of the CSTO member states were presented with certificates of training.
After the graduation, a working meeting was held between the management of the Institute, representatives of the CSTO and graduates. In the framework of the meeting, the current issues and prospects for further cooperation between the Institute and the CSTO Secretariat were discussed in detail.
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