Putin Backs CSTO Parliamentary Assembly’s Role in Election Monitoring and Security Law Alignment

The Moscow meeting produced a joint security statement alongside a five-year interparliamentary program.

Overview

Speaking in Moscow on December 8 to the heads of CSTO member parliaments, Vladimir Putin praised the bloc’s Parliamentary Assembly as an active instrument for coordination.
He said the Assembly’s election observation helps member states navigate campaign periods and underline the legitimacy of political processes.
Putin credited the body with advancing harmonization of defense and security legislation across the CSTO.
He highlighted the model law on countering terrorism as a crucial part of the shared legal base that enables practical decision-making.
He announced the adoption of a joint political statement on security in a multipolar world and confirmed a new five-year plan for interparliamentary cooperation.