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.”
A working meeting was held between the CSTO Deputy Secretary General and the Commander of the Border Troops of Tajikistan
10.04.2026
On 8 April 2026, on the sidelines of the 9th Regional Meeting of Heads of Border Agencies of the CIS member states, a working meeting was held between CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov and First Deputy Chairman – Commander of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan Murodali Rajabzoda.
The participants discussed the progress in implementing the first stage of the Targeted Inter-State Program for strengthening the Tajik-Afghan border.
It was noted that, with the assistance of the CSTO Secretariat, Tajikistan, in cooperation with other member states, has carried out significant work to align the country’s needs with the capabilities of states in supplying armaments, military and special equipment for the implementation of the Program. At present, the governments of these states are determining sources of financing.
Following the completion of this stage, production and delivery of equipment will be organized with a view to strengthening the Tajik-Afghan border.
