(251128) -- BISHKEK, Nov. 28, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, and Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Imangali Tasmagambetov (from L to R) pose for a group photo at a meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Nov. 27, 2025. The CSTO has become an authoritative regional structure over the past decade, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

At a meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Putin noted that the CSTO reliably guarantees security and stability in the Eurasian space and protects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its member states. (Office of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic/Handout via Xinhua)