Vladimir Putin met with CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Mesdikov.
You are an experienced person, enjoying authority and deeply immersed in the subject of the organization. I have no doubt that under your leadership the secretariat will operate in a rhythmic manner, in the right direction, doing everything to strengthen the security of our countries."
- said Putin.
Mesdikov briefly informed him about the results of the organization's work in 2026. He noted that the CSTO countries continued to increase cooperation in foreign policy on the most urgent issues of international security.