The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will hold a series of exercises in Central Asia in the coming weeks, including in Tajikistan, to protect stability in the region. This was announced by the director of the first department of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry Mikael Aghasandyan, RIA Novosti writes.
"In the coming weeks, a series of exercises with various components of the Organization's Collective Forces is planned on the territory of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, aimed at working out joint actions to protect stability in the Central Asian region, collective security, in particular taking into account the situation in Afghanistan," Aghasandyan said.
He noted that Russia is "making efforts to develop the potential of the CSTO as an effective structure responsible for maintaining stability not only in the member states, but also in the vast Eurasian space." At the same time, there is interest in the work of the CSTO "from a number of Eurasian states that share the opinion on the importance of creating a single, indivisible and reliable security space on the continent."
Earlier, the CSTO announced the holding on the territory of Kyrgyzstan from September 3 to 15 of a command and staff exercise with the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CSR) of the CSTO "Interaction–2024", special exercises with the forces and means of intelligence "Search–2024" and with the forces and means of logistical support of troops (collective forces) CSTO Echelon 2024.
In Tajikistan, an operational gathering with the command of the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian region and a joint exercise with the units of the Central Asian Security Council "Rubezh–2024" will take place.
At the final stage of the complex of joint exercises in Kazakhstan, maneuvers with the peacekeeping forces of the CSTO "Indestructible Brotherhood–2024" will be held. During the exercise, it is planned to work out issues of preparation and conduct of a peacekeeping operation by the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the CSTO.
