Kyrgyzstan Convenes Leadership Summit of CSTO
The military bloc conducted both restricted and expanded sessions of its Collective Security Council with nearly all member states' heads of government present, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, who arrived in the Kyrgyz capital Tuesday for a three-day state visit.
Armenia was the sole absentee from the gathering, having announced in 2024 it had suspended participation in CSTO operations due to dissatisfaction with the alliance's response to its security concerns.
Prior to the Collective Security Council session, foreign ministers, defense ministers, and security council secretaries from CSTO member nations convened separately.
The summit concluded with CSTO members signing 16 documents, including a Collective Security Council declaration and a statement on combating drug trafficking, the Kremlin announced.
Proceedings occurred under Kyrgyzstan's rotating leadership of the organization. Russia will assume the alliance's chairmanship effective Jan. 1, 2026.
The CSTO is a military alliance established in 2002, comprising Russia and former Soviet republics Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.
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