Russia and Former Soviet Republics plan new security stronghold in Central Asia
Seven former Soviet states are discussing the creation of a joint security stronghold in Kyrgyzstan at an informal meeting of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
The presidents of Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are meeting in the Kyrgyz resort town of Cholpon-Ata on Lake Issyk-Kul.
The creation of a joint-CSTO Rapid Reaction Force military base in the Central Asian country is on the agenda. Earlier, Russia suggested deploying its rapid reaction force battalion in the southern part of Kyrgyzstan.
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