DUSHANBE, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Tajikistan will assume the rotating chairmanship of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in 2027, Tajik national news agency Khovar reported Thursday.
The decision was announced on Wednesday at a meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council in Moscow, attended by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon.
At the session, Rahmon outlined Tajikistan's priorities for its tenure, saying the Central Asian country will focus on bolstering regional security, with special attention to the 25th anniversary of the CSTO's founding and the 35th anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty.
He also expressed Tajikistan's readiness to engage in constructive cooperation with all CSTO members.
The CSTO is made up of six member states -- Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. ■