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.”
President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov received the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the CSTO member states
30.06.2025
The Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov received the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the CSTO member states and the Secretary General of the Organization in Cholpon-Ata on June 30. The meeting was attended by the Foreign Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Tajikistan.
The parties have discussed the expansion of cooperation within the CSTO and interaction with international structures to counter global threats. President Sadyr Japarov noted the urgency of countering terrorism, transnational crime, extremism, cyber threats and interference in internal affairs. He stressed that "the virtual space is becoming an arena of new conflicts and threats, so it is necessary to develop joint measures to protect critical infrastructure and ensure the security of the information field."
The Foreign Ministers thanked for the reception and supported Kyrgyzstan's initiatives under the chairmanship, stressing the importance of consolidating efforts, strengthening multilateral cooperation and mutual trust to meet modern challenges.
