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.”
Consultations were held between representatives of the CSTO member states on the agenda of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly
27.08.2025
On August 26, 2025, in Moscow, in accordance with the Plan of Consultations of representatives of the CSTO member states on Foreign policy, security and defense for 2025-2026, consultations of representatives of the Collective Security Treaty Organization member states on the agenda of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly were held.
The event was attended by plenipotentiary representatives of the CSTO member states, heads of relevant departments of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, and staff of the CSTO Secretariat.
During the consultations, the importance of strengthening the role of the United Nations as a central coordinating mechanism in maintaining international peace and security was emphasized. The parties outlined in detail the national priorities and initiatives of the CSTO member states during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly. The prospects for the participation of the CSTO member states in UN peacekeeping activities were discussed. The intention to further develop the CSTO–UN cooperation in various areas of cooperation was stated.
The consultations once again confirmed the high degree of convergence of approaches to the modern UN agenda and the intention to strengthen allied solidarity among the CSTO member states and coordinate foreign policy activities in the World Organization.
