MOSCOW, May 15State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin congratulated the speakers of the parliaments of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty and noted the effectiveness of the CSTO, according to the Duma website. The Collective Security Treaty was signed on May 15, 1992 in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) heads of six CIS countries — Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan. In September 1993, Azerbaijan joined it, in December of the same year — Georgia and Belarus. The Treaty entered into force on April 20, 1994. «Chairman of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin congratulated the speakers of the parliaments of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty,» Volodin said in a statement. the effectiveness of the organization in matters of regional stability, and also emphasized that the collective military potential is being strengthened.May 13, 10:34 Lavrov: The West is trying to damage allied relations in the CSTO and the EAEU» The CSTO has proven its effectiveness as a guarantor of regional stability, protection of the independence and sovereignty of member states. Today, the organization acts as a reliable barrier against the challenges and threats of international terrorism and extremism. CSTO makes a significant contribution to the fight against drug and weapons trafficking, organized transnational crime, illegal migration,» the speaker is quoted in the message. In addition, Volodin added that the role of the Parliamentary Assembly, which is designed to contribute to the development of common decisions, is now increasing. The CSTO Parliamentary Assembly ( CSTO PA) is a body of inter-parliamentary cooperation. Since November 2016, the position of Chairman of the CSTO PA has been occupied by the speaker of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin. — Volodin's words are quoted in the message.
