The Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization held its regular meeting in Moscow, attended by President of Kazakhstan Qasym-Jomart Toqaev. According to the presidential press service, he was joined at the summit by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, and CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov, infohub.kz reports.
According to the press service of the President of Kazakhstan, the heads of state reviewed key aspects of cooperation within the CSTO, assessed the organization's performance in 2026, and outlined priority areas of work for the coming period. The leaders also exchanged views on pressing issues of international and regional security.
Qasym-Jomart Toqaev expressed gratitude to Vladimir Putin for the warm welcome and noted the productive nature of Russia's chairmanship of the CSTO this year.
In his remarks, the President of Kazakhstan emphasized the need to consolidate efforts in such areas as combating international terrorism, countering illicit drug trafficking, and strengthening information security in light of the growing influence of artificial intelligence technologies.
In conclusion, Qasym-Jomart Toqaev congratulated President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon on his upcoming chairmanship of the CSTO, wishing him success in carrying out this responsible mission.
In addition, the meeting concluded with the adoption of a Declaration of the Collective Security Council. A number of documents were also signed to further strengthen the collective security system on the basis of the common interests of the organization's members.