The founding agreement was signed by Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan with the aim of combating terrorism and drug trafficking throughout the region
"We completed the process of signing documents, "Lukashenko said at a news conference, according to the Interfax news agency. Lukashenko, who refused to go in June to the summit in Moscow that established the military said today that his country is interested in joining the CSTO military and actively participate in their activities.
Belarusian leader justified his absence at the summit in June by the trade dispute that erupted due to the refusal to import Russian-Belarusian milk for health reasons .
The founding agreement was signed by Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan with the aim of combating terrorism and drug trafficking throughout the region.
The CSTO, established by Russia with its closest allies in the image and likeness of the former Warsaw Pact, provides yet another step towards becoming a military bloc in Eurasia and in particular in Central Asia, a region bordering Afghanistan .
rapid reaction troops battalions, including five Russians, including a unit of airborne forces, "two Kazakhs, two Tajiks and Kyrgyz one.
Among the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Ukraine, Azerbaijan, two allies of the West, Moldova and Turkmenistan, two neutral countries, have declined the offer to join the CSTO.
Extracted from: http://www.lavanguardia.es/internacional/noticias/20091002/53796296032/lukashenko-anuncia-que-bielorrusia-se-unira-a-la-fuerza-de-reaccion-rapida-postsovietica -kirguizista.html [Date for last visit: October 3, 2009].
Belarusian leader justified his absence at the summit in June by the trade dispute that erupted due to the refusal to import Russian-Belarusian milk for health reasons .
The founding agreement was signed by Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan with the aim of combating terrorism and drug trafficking throughout the region.
The CSTO, established by Russia with its closest allies in the image and likeness of the former Warsaw Pact, provides yet another step towards becoming a military bloc in Eurasia and in particular in Central Asia, a region bordering Afghanistan .
rapid reaction troops battalions, including five Russians, including a unit of airborne forces, "two Kazakhs, two Tajiks and Kyrgyz one.
Among the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Ukraine, Azerbaijan, two allies of the West, Moldova and Turkmenistan, two neutral countries, have declined the offer to join the CSTO.
Extracted from: http://www.lavanguardia.es/internacional/noticias/20091002/53796296032/lukashenko-anuncia-que-bielorrusia-se-unira-a-la-fuerza-de-reaccion-rapida-postsovietica -kirguizista.html [Date for last visit: October 3, 2009].
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