DUSAHNBE, July 28, Asia-Plus — Four member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization –
Kazakhstan
,
Kyrgyzstan
,
Russia
, and
Tajikistan
– are supposed to conduct a joint military exercises, dubbed “Rubezh-2006” (Boundary-2006) in
Kazakhstan
next month.
According to information from the Tajik Ministry of Defense (MoD), the war game involving ground, sea and air units will be conducted at the
Caspian Sea
coast from August 24-29. Uzbek servicemen will attend the military exercises in
Kazakhstan
as observers.
About 2,500 servicemen from
Kazakhstan
,
Kyrgyzstan
,
Russia
, and
Tajikistan
will participate in this war game.
Some Russian media report that
Russia
will deploy up to 1,000 combat and support personnel, aircraft, three gunboats, two landing craft and four support ships.
The CSTO has previously held Rubezh anti-terrorist exercises in
Kyrgyzstan
and
Tajikistan
.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization was founded on October 7, 2002 by Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan to ensure peace, preserve the territorial integrity of member countries, coordinate activities in the fight against international terrorism, drug trafficking, and organized international crime, and provide immediate military assistance to a CSTO member in the event of a military threat.
