Tajikistan is sending about 200 servicemen to Kazakhstan as part of the CSTO peacekeeping forces, reports RIA Novosti citing a source in Tajikistan’s security structures. Photo: Internet “All servicemen are part of the Organization’s peacekeeping contingent and have repeatedly participated in CSTO anti-terrorist exercises, both in Tajikistan and in the territories of other member states,” […]
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Tajikistan is sending about 200 servicemen to Kazakhstan as part of the CSTO peacekeeping forces, reports RIA Novosti citing a source in Tajikistan’s security structures.
Photo: Internet
“All servicemen are part of the Organization’s peacekeeping contingent and have repeatedly participated in CSTO anti-terrorist exercises, both in Tajikistan and in the territories of other member states,” the statement said.
Earlier today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan stated that the country intends to participate in a collective peacekeeping operation to assist Kazakhstan in addressing the emerging threat.
Also today, Emomali Rahmon, in a phone conversation with the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, supported the efforts of the Kazakh leadership and expressed hope that stability and law and order could be restored through dialogue. Rahmon also stated the republic’s readiness to participate in CSTO peacekeeping mechanisms in accordance with its allied commitments.
The President of Kazakhstan called the protesters “international terrorists” and urged the Collective Security Treaty Organization to provide military assistance.
Photo: Internet