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.”
The fifth meeting of the Coordinating Council of Authorized Bodies of the CSTO Member States on Biological Safety Issues was held
29.08.2025
On August 28, 2025, in Bosteri village, Issyk-Kul region of the Kyrgyz Republic, the fifth meeting of the Coordinating Council of Authorized Bodies of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Member States on Biological Safety Issues was held.
The event was held under the chairmanship of the Kyrgyz Republic. The meeting was attended by the delegations of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan and the CSTO Secretariat.
The participants have discussed topical issues of ensuring biosafety in the CSTO space, exchanged information on national measures to prevent and respond to biological threats, and assessed the level of cooperation between competent authorities in this area.
During the meeting, the key areas of activity of the Coordinating Council within the framework of the implementation of the Biosafety Action Plan for 2024-2025 were considered. The heads of the national units informed their colleagues about the implementation of the planned activities and outlined further steps to strengthen regional resilience to biological risks.
Special attention was paid to the analysis of current and potential threats to biosafety. The parties exchanged views on current challenges, including the cross-border spread of particularly dangerous infections, and also determined the time frame for preparing a joint analysis of the biosafety situation in the CSTO space.
Following the meeting, it was decided to transfer the chairmanship of the Coordinating Council to the head of the national part of the Russian Federation in 2026.
The meeting was held in a constructive atmosphere and confirmed the commitment of the CSTO member states to strengthen cooperation in order to ensure a sustainable and effective collective biosafety system in the Organization's area of responsibility.
