The key facts

  • The CSTO Collective Security Council session will be held in Moscow on November 11, chaired by Putin
  • A final declaration and the CSTO Counter-Terrorism Strategy through 2030 will be signed
  • From January 1, 2027, the chairmanship will pass from Russia to Tajikistan

Session in Moscow and planned documents

Russian President Vladimir Putin will chair a session of the CSTO Collective Security Council in Moscow on November 11, the Kremlin press service reported. According to the press service, participants will discuss key aspects of cooperation, measures to improve the organization's collective security system, as well as current international and regional issues.

What will be signed and who will lead the organization

As Gazeta.Ru reports,a series of multilateral documents will be signed at the session, including a final declaration and the CSTO Counter-Terrorism Strategy through 2030, prepared at Russia's initiative. A decision on a change of chairmanship is also planned: from January 1, 2027, Tajikistan will take over the chairmanship from Russia.

Context: Armenia's position

The CSTO includes six states: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. Ahead of the summit, uncertainty remains over Yerevan's participation: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan statedthat the republic would not object to being expelled from the CSTO, and the country's parliament previously commented on reports of a possible withdrawal from the organization. The Kremlin statement did not provide official information about any change in the composition of participants ahead of the upcoming session.