MOSCOW, November 12. /TASS/. Member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have agreed to coordinate their efforts on international information security at the United Nations and jointly train cybersecurity specialists, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a press release following interdepartmental consultations held as part of the International Collective Security Forum.
"The meeting confirmed the similarity of the CSTO member states’ approaches to ensuring the security of cyberspace. The parties expressed their readiness to strengthen interdepartmental interaction in this area, with an emphasis on exchanging experience and training specialists," the statement says. "They expressed their intention to increase coordination on these issues in international forums, particularly within the relevant mechanisms of the CIS and the SCO, as well as at the UN and the International Telecommunication Union."
In addition, they emphasized the importance of "the earliest possible entry into force of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, developed at Russia’s initiative." The participants also summarized the results of the CSTO+ information security exercises initiated by the Russian chairmanship in 2026.
The parties agreed to hold the next CSTO interdepartmental consultations on information security next year.