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NewsID : 261598 ‫‫Monday‬‬ 14:52 2025/12/08

18th CSTO general meeting kicks off in Moscow

The 18th general meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has convened with the participation of the heads of parliaments from member states, except Armenia, as well as parliamentary delegations from Iran, China, and Serbia.

The meeting began in Moscow, Russia, on Monday.

Ebrahim Azizi, Head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament is attending the meeting. He is accompanied by Iran's Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali, and Farshad Ebrahimpour Noorabadi, a member of the Iran-Russia Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Azizi is scheduled to outline Iran’s positions in his speech at the meeting.

Kyrgyzstan will present a report on its activities during its term as the rotating chair of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in 2025.

Participants are also set to review draft legislation on the CSTO's defense and security issues. Discussions will focus on the model law on “Countering Terrorism,” recommendations on military-patriotic education, and suggestions for improving the civil defense laws of CSTO member states.

According to its official website, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO PA) is the statutory body responsible for CSTO interparliamentary cooperation.

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