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 V meeting of the Interstate Working Group on the Creation of the Unified System of Technical Coverage of Railways of the CSTO Member States was concluded
Today, on June 20, the V meeting of the Interstate Working Group on the Creation of the Unified System of Technical Coverage of Railways of the Member States of the Collective Security Treaty Organization was concluded in the Kyrgyz Republic.
During the meeting, in the village of Chok-Tal, Issyk-Kul oblast, representatives of the republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan and Russia heard reports from members of the group on the results of work on planning and organizing measures to provide technical cover for the railroads of CSTO member states. In a constructive manner, the members of the interstate working group have exchanged views on resolving the most important issues of technical coverage of railroads and discussed the prospects for further close cooperation between the ministries and departments concerned in order to organize uninterrupted operation of the railway transport of the CSTO member states.
The V meeting of the Interstate Working Group on the Creation of a Unified System of Technical Coverage of Railways of the Member States of the Collective Security Treaty Organization was concluded with the signing of a protocol by representatives of the CSTO member states.
