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).
“Sputnik-Armenia” news agency: CSTO countries will stop together ominous trends in the international stage - Secretary General of the Organization
08.05.2020
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In the face of world challenges, increasing the CSTO's contribution to counteracting the distortion of the historical truth about the World War II is of particular importance, Stanislav Zas believes.
YEREVAN, May 8 - Sputnik. Secretary General of the Organization Stanislav Zas said in his greeting speech on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory in the Great Patriotic War that the joint actions of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states would allow blocking ominous trends in the international situation.
Zas noticed that this year the celebration of the Victory Day took place in an environment where humanity was facing a coronavirus pandemic and intensifying attempts to undermine the foundations of the world order that was laid down 75 years ago by the victorious states to rid future generations of the scourge of war.He noted that together we could strengthen common security, make a weighty contribution to maintaining peace and strengthening international security.
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“Under these conditions, increasing CSTO’s contribution to countering the distortion of the historical truth about the Second World War and countering to subrogation of international rights comes to the sharp focus” – the Organization’s Secretary General said.
According to Zas, the Victory Day is a great holiday, common to all, a symbol of the unity of peoples before the threat of the fascism, their whole-hearted deed on the battlefields and selfless labor in the home front.
“We are proud of our fathers and grandfathers, who got rid the world of Nazism, and cherish the memory of their feat. We remember those who met their demise in battles, and those who helped to reach the Great Victory in the home front with their heroic labor,” he emphasized.
The CSTO is a regional international organization. According to the charter, activities of the organization are "strengthening peace, international and regional security and stability, collective defense of the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of member states." At the same time, countries give priority to achieving political goals rather than military means. The organization includes the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan.
