Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement on Cooperation between the Collective Security Treaty Organisation Member States on Development, Production, Operation, Maintenance, Modernisation, Service-life Extension and Disposal of Military Goods, signed in Moscow on December 10, 2010.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Protocol on Amending the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation of October 7, 2002.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.

Leaders of the CSTO member states discussed aspects of foreign defence policy and countering modern challenges and threats.

The Presidential Press and Information Office's Department of Accreditation and Briefings is now taking accreditation requests to cover Dmitry Medvedev’s participation in the summit meetings of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, The Eurasian Economic Community’s Interstate Council, the Collective Security Treaty Organisation’s Collective Security Council, and the informal meeting of the heads of state of the Commonwealth of Independent States, scheduled for December 19–20, 2011, in Moscow.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Protocol on Amendments to the Collective Security Treaty Organisation’s Charter of October 7, 2002, signed in Moscow on December 10, 2010.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Protocol on Amendments to the Collective Security Treaty of May 15, 1992.

Dmitry Medvedev visited the Chebarkul training ground, where the final stage of command and staff exercises and training of the internal troops control are being held as part of the Centre-2011 strategic military exercises.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Protocol on Amendments to the Collective Security Treaty of May 15, 1992 which was signed in Moscow on December 10, 2010.

Dmitry Medvedev took part in an informal summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation member countries’ heads of state in the Kazakhstani capital, Astana.

The President will take part in an informal summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation member countries.

Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation Nikolai Bordyuzha briefed the President on preparations for an upcoming informal CSTO summit.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on the Collective Rapid Reaction Force of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation.

Heads of the CSTO member states discussed the results of work in 2010. Raising the effectiveness of crisis-response mechanisms and strengthening the security of member countries and the region in general were the main subjects of attention.

The summits are set to take place on December 9–10, 2010 in Moscow.

The heads of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation member states discussed CSTO’s current and planned measures for the stabilisation of the situation in Kyrgyzstan, and the creation of an effective crisis response system within the Organisation.

Nikolai Patrushev and Nikolai Bordyuzha briefed Dmitry Medvedev on the outcome of the consultations among Security Council secretaries of CSTO member states on the situation in Kyrgyzstan.

The meeting with students at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kiev took place within the framework of the official visit of the President of Russia to Ukraine.

The summit adopted two joint documents: a statement by the CSTO member states on the situation in Kyrgyzstan, and a statement by the member states regarding the conclusion of the Russian-US Treaty on Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Weapons.