28 April marks the Day of the CSTO Joint Staff. It should be recalled that on 28 April 2003, in Dushanbe, the Collective Security Council, guided by the need to establish a military staff body responsible for implementing the military component of the Collective Security Treaty, adopted the Decision “On the Establishment of the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.”
On 27 April 2026, within the framework of the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Contours of a New Architecture of Collective Security: Current Issues of Information and Analytical Partnership within the CSTO,” held at MGIMO University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, a round table entitled “Eurasian Analytical Platform: New Approaches in a New Geopolitical Reality” took place. During the event, Head of the Information and Public Relations Department of the CSTO Secretariat Yuriy Shuvalov delivered a presentation on “The Eurasian Analytical Network: A New Cognitive Architecture of Collective Security.”
Summing up the results of the CSTO Joint Staff's activities for 2025 and setting tasks for 2026
29.12.2025
Today in Moscow, at the International Military Center, the results of the CSTO Joint Staff's activities for 2025 were summarized and tasks for 2026 were set with the participation of CSTO Acting Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, who will head the Collective Security Treaty Organization from January 1, 2026.
During the event, summarizing the results, the Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, noted, in particular, that this year special attention was paid to improving the efficiency of decision-making and implementation regarding the use of collective security system forces and means, further developing the components of the Collective Forces, preparing them to perform their earmarked tasks, as well as improving command and control systems and comprehensive support.
Speaking about the tasks for 2026, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov said: "I consider it necessary to focus the main efforts of the CSTO Joint Staff in 2026 on the implementation of the measures set out in the Plan for the Development of Military Cooperation between the CSTO member states for 2026-2030, the Joint Training Plan for 2026, as well as the priority areas of activity announced by the Russian Federation for the period of its chairmanship of the Organization, which is being held under the motto announced by the President of Russia: “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal, a shared responsibility”.
Speaking to the event participants, the CSTO Acting Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov highly praised the joint work of the Joint Staff and the Secretariat this year and noted that the draft Action Plan for the implementation of the decisions of the November (2025) session of the CSTO Collective Security Council, based on the priorities of the Russian Federation, was developed. The document aims to actively improve the management system of the CSTO Collective Forces, build the capacity of national contingents, develop joint training, strengthen peacekeeping capabilities, and a number of other important areas.
