Lukashenko urged CSTO countries to save Rahmon

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko called on the leaders of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) to ensure security in Tajikistan to prevent a recurrence of similar events.

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Alexander Lukashenko expressed concern about the possible recurrence of the situation in Tajikistan and urged the leaders of CSTO member states to assist Tajikistan in strengthening the regime and ensuring the security of the government of Emomali Rahmon.

“It is a good reason to gather at some point and talk about Tajikistan. The President of Tajikistan has been asking us for years for material support, primarily military equipment, and we need to do this so that it does not cost us more later, as it did with Kazakhstan. I would not want this to happen in Tajikistan. It is better to help him now; he will cope with these problems,” Lukashenko emphasized.

He did not rule out the possibility of similar events occurring not only in Tajikistan but also in Uzbekistan and other post-Soviet countries.

At the same time, the number of dissatisfied people in Tajikistan is increasing due to the actions of the Tajik authorities under the pretext of ensuring security and maintaining public order.

On the other hand, recent events in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region and their impact not only on the situation in the country but also beyond its borders have caused significant concern among the leadership of Tajikistan.

Emomali Rahmon, who has officially been in power in Tajikistan since 1994, has failed to provide the population with jobs and improve the standard of living over nearly three decades.