On April 25, 2025 in the Academy of Management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia took place a solemn graduation of representatives of the senior staff of law enforcement agencies and services of the CSTO member states: the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, who improved their qualification in the form of specialized training on the topic “Training of personnel and leading specialists for law enforcement agencies and services of the CSTO member states”.
28 April is the Day of Establishment of the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. We recall that on 28 April 2003. in the city of Dushanbe, the Collective Security Council, guided by the need to establish a military staff body responsible for the implementation of the tasks of the military component of the Collective Security Treaty, adopted a decision on the establishment of the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
On 25 April this year, the CSTO Secretariat completed the annual training course for representatives of Collective Security Treaty Organization member states that do not have the status of military personnel.
On 24 April 2025, in Moscow, the Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hosted an international scientific and practical conference organized by the CSTO Secretariat and the CSTO Joint Staff on the theme: “Contribution of the peoples of the CSTO member states to the Victory in the Great Patriotic War”.
On April 22, during a meeting between the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov and the MSLU Rector Irina Kraeva, the CSTO Secretariat and the Moscow State Linguistic University signed a memorandum of cooperation. The document provides for the implementation of educational and scientific projects.
On April 11, 2025, in Dushanbe, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov met with the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmon.
A detailed discussion was held on the situation in the Organization's area of responsibility. Imangali Tasmagambetov briefed the Head of State on preparations for the forthcoming meetings of the CSTO's statutory bodies.
Special attention was paid to the implementation of the first stage of the CSTO Special Interstate Policy for strengthening sections of the Tajik-Afghan Border.
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov noted the constructive and interested approach of the member states to the implementation of the agreements reached and emphasized the importance of close interaction between the parties at all stages of joint work.
Reference: The Collective Security Treaty Organization's Special Interstate Policy for strengthening sections of the Tajik-Afghan Border has been developed in accordance with the Decision of the CSTO CSC of 23 September 2013 “On Assistance to the Republic of Tajikistan on Strengthening the Tajik-Afghan Border” and approved by the CSTO CSC Decision on 28 November 2024.
The program determines that its implementation will take place in stages.
At the first stage (2025), the customer-coordinator (Tajik side) through the national state customers determines the capabilities of the CSTO member states to produce weapons, military equipment and technical means of border protection in the Republic of Tajikistan. Then sources of funding are identified and contracts for delivery are concluded.
In the second stage (2026-2027), the practical implementation of the Policy activities is carried out in the areas where the main efforts in border protection are concentrated through the supply of weapons, military equipment and technical means of border protection to the Republic of Tajikistan.
The third stage (2027-2029) involves the implementation of the Policy's activities along the entire section of the Tajik-Afghan border.