CSTO leaders adopt final Collective Security Council Declaration at Moscow summit
11.11.2026
MOSCOW (
BelTA) – During a meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council in Moscow on 11 November, the leaders of the organization’s member states adopted the CSTO Collective Security Council Declaration, BelTA has learned.
The document outlines the joint positions of the heads of state on international and regional security. The declaration states the unacceptability of deploying weapon systems along the perimeter of the organization’s area of responsibility that pose threats to collective security.
As noted in the declaration, work will continue on improving the crisis response system in order to prevent the destabilization of the situation in the CSTO’s area of responsibility and to boost the efficiency of anti-crisis mechanisms. It is also noted that the member states intend to maintain the intensity of joint operational and combat training events for the Collective Forces.
Furthermore, following the summit in Moscow, the CSTO Collective Security Council adopted a statement on the role of inter-parliamentary cooperation in strengthening collective security on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly. A decision was also made to transfer the CSTO chairmanship to Tajikistan starting 1 January 2027.
The document outlines the joint positions of the heads of state on international and regional security. The declaration states the unacceptability of deploying weapon systems along the perimeter of the organization’s area of responsibility that pose threats to collective security.
As noted in the declaration, work will continue on improving the crisis response system in order to prevent the destabilization of the situation in the CSTO’s area of responsibility and to boost the efficiency of anti-crisis mechanisms. It is also noted that the member states intend to maintain the intensity of joint operational and combat training events for the Collective Forces.
Furthermore, following the summit in Moscow, the CSTO Collective Security Council adopted a statement on the role of inter-parliamentary cooperation in strengthening collective security on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly. A decision was also made to transfer the CSTO chairmanship to Tajikistan starting 1 January 2027.