By Prensa Latina,
Moscow : A powerful military group of CSTO (the Collective Security Treaty Organization) might accomplish political continence in Central Asia, CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordiuzha said.
At a press conference on Friday, Bordiuzha said members of the force would include Russia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Tadzhikistan and Uzbekistan.
We expect the consent of all these countries to create a powerful, large group gathering brigades, regiments and divisions, including a rapid reaction contingent, he added.
He stressed that the 10 well-trained CSTO battalions are capable of reacting effectively to any hypothetical instability.
Referring to situation triggered by the Georgian aggression against South Ossetia, the CSTO secretary general said Russia launched the process of creation of a collective security system for this separatist republic and Abkhazia.
CSTO, of a political-military nature, was officially founded in Moscow on May 14, 2001. It groups Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Russia, Tadzhikistan and Uzbekistan.