Lavrov called 2026 productive in the development of the CSTO

Efforts to strengthen the role of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and develop cooperation between the participating countries have been productive this year. This was stated by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov at a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of the CSTO Security Councils, writes sb.by.

According to TASS, Sergey Lavrov noted:

We can already say that the year was productive in terms of developing cooperation through our allied structure. Significant efforts have been made to further strengthen the role of the CSTO as one of the key mechanisms for ensuring regional security in line with the priorities that were outlined by the Chairman of the Collective Security Council this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the support of the member countries.

Recalling the priorities of the Russian presidency, Lavrov stressed that Moscow pays special attention to deepening foreign policy coordination, countering traditional and new threats, strengthening the CSTO’s power potential.

The heads of the Foreign Ministry, defense ministers and secretaries of the security councils of the CSTO countries will meet in Moscow on November 10