Thursday, 6 August 2009Russian military presence in the territory of CSTO allies is not directed against other states. The commentaries of Department of Information and Press of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia states in connection with location of the Russian military units in the territory of Kyrgyzstan, "Kazakhstan Today" agency reports.
"The Russian military presence in the territory of our CSTO allies - Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan - is dictated by an intention to maintain stability and security in the region. It has defensive character and is not directed at all against other states."
"It is completely in accordance with the arrangement reached one of these days in Cholpon-Ata about location in the territory of the Kyrgyzstan Republic of an additional Russian military contingent as a part of military unit for preparation of the Russian and Kyrgyz military men," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation informed.
As informed earlier, Uzbekistan has opposed location in Kyrgyzstan of an additional contingent of the Russian armed forces. The news agency Zhahon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan reported on August 3.
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Thursday, 6 August 2009
Kazakhstan Today
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