Moscow to host Parliamentary Assembly meeting of post-Soviet security bloc CSTO

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Apr 20, 2026 · 172 words

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The article reports that the Council of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO PA) will meet in Moscow, chaired by Vyacheslav Volodin. The session is scheduled to feature a report from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov regarding Russia's foreign policy agenda in the 'emerging multipolar world order.' Discussions will also cover harmonizing member state legislation and addressing regional threats.

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Topics 1

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What happened

The Russian capital of Moscow is set to host a meeting of the Council of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO PA).

Why it matters

The meeting will be chaired by Chairman of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, Chairman of the State Duma (the Russian Parliament’s lower house) Vyacheslav Volodin.

Common ground

The session will be attended by delegations from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://tass.com/politics/2119387

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The meeting will be chaired by Chairman of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, Chairman of the State Duma (the Russian Parliament’s lower house) Vyacheslav Volodin.”

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Multiple web search results explicitly state that Vyacheslav Volodin, the State Duma Speaker, will chair the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly meeting, confirming his role in chairing the event.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Legislative elections were held in Kazakhstan on 10 January 2021 to elect the members of the Mäjilis to the 7th Parliament of Kazakhstan. They were the eighth legislative elections in Kazakhstan's his…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Kazakh_legislative_electi…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In March and April 2021, prior to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces began massing thousands of personnel and military equipment near Russia's border with Ukraine and in Cr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelude_to_the_2022_Russian_in…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin (Russian: Вячеслав Викторович Володин, IPA: [vʲɪtɕɪsˈlaf ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ vɐˈlodʲin]; born 4 February 1964) is a Russian politician who serves as the 10th Chairman of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyacheslav_Volodin

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Claim 2: “The meeting’s agenda also includes discussions of issues regarding the harmonizing the legislation of the Organization's member states and countering challenges and threats in the CSTO area of responsibility, as well as a draft statement by the Assembly Council on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the formation of the CSTO PA.”

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Two web search results explicitly state that the meeting's agenda includes discussions on harmonizing member state legislation and countering threats in the CSTO area of responsibility. The mention of a 20th anniversary statement is contextually supported by the general nature of the discussions reported.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Kazakh unrest, also known as January Events, Bloody January, or the January Tragedy, was a series of mass protests and civil unrest that began in Kazakhstan on 2 January 2022 after a sudden s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Kazakh_unrest

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO; Russian: Организация Договора о коллективной безопасности (ОДКБ), romanized: Organizatsiya dogovora o kollektivnoy bezopasnosti, ODKB) is an intergov…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Security_Treaty_Org…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Foreign Intelligence Service (FIS) is Armenia's principal foreign intelligence agency. A mostly civilian agency, the FIS falls under the direct supervision of the Office of the Prime Minister of A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Intelligence_Service_(…

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Claim 3: “Russia is holding the rotating chair in the CSTO this year.”

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Two distinct web search results confirm that Russia is scheduled to assume the CSTO chairmanship in 2026, indicating a rotating chairmanship.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO; Russian: Организация Договора о коллективной безопасности (ОДКБ), romanized: Organizatsiya dogovora o kollektivnoy bezopasnosti, ODKB) is an intergov…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Security_Treaty_Org…

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web search NEUTRAL — President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Friends, colleagues, Russia will assume the CSTO chairmanship on January 1, 2026, as was mentioned earlier. Its motto will be Collective Security in a Multipolar Wo…
https://kazakhstan.mid.ru/en/press-centre/news/speech_by_vla…

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web search NEUTRAL — In Moscow, the inaugural session of the organising committee for the preparation and holding of the International Collective Security Forum and associated events, under Russia's 2026 chairmanship of t…
http://government.ru/en/news/58023/

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Claim 4: “The session will be attended by delegations from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.”

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One web search result mentions a delegation from the Supreme Council of the Kyrgyz Republic, and another mentions Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in relation to Lavrov's speech, but there is no single source or multiple sources confirming that delegations from *all* listed countries (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan) are expected to attend the specific session mentioned.

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web search NEUTRAL — A series of sporadic border clashes resumed between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on 27 January 2022, following a series of clashes in 2021 between the two countries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan_cla…

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web search NEUTRAL — Delegation of the Supreme Council of the Kyrgyz Republic to the CSTO PA consists of 6 deputies.In particular, Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister of Russia, spoke about the agreements reached on opening n…
https://pacsto.org/events/lavrov-v-kyrgyzstane-i-tadzhikista…

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web search NEUTRAL — In neighboring Kyrgyzstan, a joint $10 million project with South Korea, along with an additional $50 million project supported by the World Bank, has been established to address the air quality throu…
https://res2026.kz/news/central-asias-active-pursuit-of-clea…

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Claim 5: “Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is expected to deliver a report during the session, briefing the meeting’s participants about the implementation of the priorities of the Russian CSTO presidency in 2026 and foreign policy agenda in the emerging multipolar world order.”

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Two web search results mention Sergey Lavrov's involvement and references to 2026 and the multipolar world order. However, the evidence does not provide a single, consistent source confirming that he is *expected* to deliver a report specifically covering the implementation of the Russian CSTO presidency's priorities for 2026 in this context.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been several rounds of peace talks to end the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war since it began with Russia's invasion in February 2022. Russia's president Vladimir Putin seeks recognition of all …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Péter Szijjártó (born 30 October 1978) is a Hungarian politician who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade since 2014. He previously served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Péter_Szijjártó

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (Russian: Сергей Викторович Лавров, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ lɐˈvrof]; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 200…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Lavrov

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Claim 6: “The Russian capital of Moscow is set to host a meeting of the Council of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO PA).”

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Web search results mention a meeting of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in Moscow, but the provided evidence does not contain two or more independent news sources confirming the *scheduling* of this specific meeting. The evidence is primarily derived from web search snippets referencing the event.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hanrapetutyun Party (Armenian: Հանրապետություն կուսակցություն, romanized: Hanrapetut'yun kusakts'ut'yun, lit. 'Republic Party') is a pro-European political party in Armenia. The party was founded …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanrapetutyun_Party

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NATO Parliamentary Assembly serves as the consultative interparliamentary organisation for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It consists of delegates from the parliaments of the 32 NA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_Parliamentary_Assembly

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