❗️Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement on the beginning of Russia’s CSTO Presidency
On January 1, 2026, Russia assumed the presidency of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (#CSTO) and will hold it under the motto, Collective Security in a Multipolar World: Common Goal, Shared Responsibility.
Together with our CSTO allies, we are joining forces to uphold our common approaches to resolving international security issues.
The fundamental documents of the Organisation set forth the principles of peaceful co-existence of states, the priority of a political and diplomatic settlement, and compliance with the international law with the UN playing a leading role. This forms the foundation for working with our partners to forge mutually beneficial relations and to actively engage in shaping the contours of a future architecture of equal and indivisible security across the Eurasian space. The CSTO could become one of its pillars.
We would like the Eurasian states to take responsibility for resolving security issues and determine the future of the continent themselves, without any outside interference.
The Collective Security Treaty Organisation has emerged as a prominent and respected association of allied states, whose activities are not directed against anyone, do not contain any aggressive aspirations, and aim exclusively to maintain regional stability and ensure the wellbeing of its member states. Moreover, all decisions in the Organisation are made by consensus based on a balance of interests, and cooperation is based on the principles of respect for each other, good neighbourliness, genuine friendship and mutual support.
🤝Russia will ensure continuity in the development of main areas of cooperation, among other things, by continuing to work on implementing the initiatives of the presidency of the Kyrgyz Republic which has just finished.
In view of geopolitical tension, we will strive to further consolidate CSTO member states, strengthen allied ties, and deepen coordination on key international matters. We will continue our policy of expanding the CSTO’s network of contacts with the Eurasian states and their integration associations.
Our efforts will focus on effectively fulfilling the Organisation’s primary mission which consists of maintaining peace and stability in its area of responsibility, ensuring favourable conditions for safe development and prosperity of the CSTO member states. No one should have any doubts: we will not allow any chaos in our common home.
We attach great importance to the development of the enforcement dimension in the Organisation’s work. There are plans to focus on building up the capabilities of the Collective Forces of the CSTO, equipping them with up-to-date and compatible weapons and equipment. The work will be structured in accordance with the nature of current and potential challenges, taking into consideration the experience of present-day armed conflicts.
We will pay special attention to cooperation in protection against biological threats and information security. Ensuring technological leadership in the military sphere, developing military-industrial complexes of the CSTO countries and promoting their cooperation, and fulfilling the innovative potential will also be among our priorities.
We intend to use a wider range of tools for jointly countering international terrorism and extremism, money laundering and terrorist financing, as well as combating illicit drug and arms trafficking, transnational organised crime, and illegal migration.
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We are confident in the support of our partners in implementing the priorities of the Russian presidency, and ready to work closely together and productively in 2026.
I am convinced that through joint efforts we will bring cooperation within the CSTO to a new level to preserve and strengthen peace in the Organisation’s space.
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🖊OPINION | The Kidnapping of Venezuela’s Sovereignty
"The kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro and National Assembly deputy Cilia Flores should compel a fundamental reassessment of the state of the international order."
Tricontinental Institute researchers Atul Chandra and Tings Chak look at the recent US attacks and their implications for multilateralism and international law.
Follow the link to read the article: https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/the-kidnapping-of-venezuelas-sovereignty/
#InternationalLaw#Multilateralism#Sovereignty#NicolasMaduro
🌐Today is International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace.
On December 12, 2018, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution A/RES/73/127 on marking this day. The document notes that the International Day aims to promote UN values and to reaffirm the trust of the world’s nations in the goals and principles of the UN Charter.
🇷🇺🇺🇳 Russia is invariably committed to the policy of upholding multilateralism and the UN’s leading role in global affairs and is actively involved in efforts to overhaul the UN and to adapt it to new international realities.
This is particularly topical today when a narrow group of states advancing the rules-based order concept exerts unprecedented pressure on the UN and other multilateral institutions.
✍️ Under the Russian Foreign Policy Concept, approved on March 31, 2023, Russia intends to prioritise efforts to reinstate the UN’s role as a central coordination mechanism in coordinating the interests of UN member states.
At the same time, one of the main aims of national foreign policy is to strengthen the potential of multilateral regional associations and integration organisations involving Russia. For example, this refers to measures to enhance the international role of #BRICS, the #SCO, the #CIS, the #EAEU, the #CSTO, #RIC and other interstate associations and international organisations, as well as mechanisms with significant Russian involvement.
⏰ Today, on April 24, FM Sergey Lavrov will take part in one of the key events of Russia’s presidency of the UN Security Council, specifically, the open debate on "Effective multilateralism through the defence of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations." The debate will be streamed live on all our feeds.
#UNCharterIsOurRules#Multilateralism
La Convenzione di Hanoi: un nuovo pilastro globale contro il crimine cibernetico
Il 25 ottobre a Hà Nội è stata firmata la Convenzione ONU contro il crimine cibernetico, primo strumento universale che unisce sicurezza digitale, cooperazione giudiziaria e tutela dei diritti umani in un’unica cornice globale.
Con quasi 70 Paesi firmatari già nella giornata inaugurale, il trattato segna una svolta nella governance del cyberspazio e un importante riconoscimento del ruolo crescente del Việt Nam come attore diplomatico di primo piano.
La “Convenzione di Hanoi” mira a:
Armonizzare le definizioni di reati informatici e le procedure investigative.
Favorire lo scambio di prove elettroniche e la cooperazione giudiziaria.
Proteggere i diritti fondamentali e promuovere la fiducia tra Stati.
Rafforzare la sicurezza digitale globale senza sacrificare la libertà online.
Per il Việt Nam, ospitare la firma è molto più che un gesto simbolico: è la conferma di una leadership multilaterale proattiva e della volontà di contribuire alla costruzione di un cyberspazio sicuro, equo e aperto.
Come ha ricordato António Guterres, “la vera forza della Convenzione sarà trasformare le firme in azione concreta”.
Se il mondo saprà cogliere questa opportunità, Hà Nội 2025 resterà nella storia come il giorno in cui la comunità internazionale ha iniziato davvero a mettere legge nel cyberspazio.
#HanoiConvention#Cybercrime#UN#Vietnam#DigitalDiplomacy#CyberSecurity#Multilateralism
https://www.marx21.it/internazionale/la-convenzione-di-hanoi-come-nuovo-pilastro-globale-contro-il-crimine-cibernetico/
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🇷🇺🛡️13th International Security Meeting to Be Held in Moscow
📅 On May 27–29, 2025, Moscow will host the 13th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues under the chairmanship of Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergey Shoigu.
🌍 More than 150 countries from the Global South and East have been invited to participate, along with representatives of the #CIS, #CSTO, #EAEU, #SCO, and over 20 international organizations.
🗂️ The meeting will focus on strengthening international security cooperation. Discussions will cover a broad range of challenges, including terrorism, extremism, transnational crime, drug trafficking, and emerging threats.
🧭 Since 2010, this annual platform has brought together senior security officials to build trust, share expertise, and coordinate efforts on pressing global security issues.
📌 Media accreditation is open until May 20, 2025.
#Shoigu#SecurityCouncil#InternationalMeeting#Moscow2025#GlobalSecurity#Counterterrorism#Multilateralism#CIS#SCO#BRICS#CSTO#EAEU#GlobalSouth