Two CIS-based bodies agree to cooperate on security

Interfax-AVN military news agency web site
25 Oct 04

Moscow, 25 October: The Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty
Organization (CSTO) and the Secretariat of the Eurasian Economic
Community integration committee signed a cooperation protocol in
Moscow on Monday [25 October].

The document was signed by CSTO Secretary-General Nikolay Bordyuzha
and Eurasian Economic Community Secretary-General Grigoriy Rapota.

“At the present time CSTO and Eurasian Economic Community member states
face a threat to security, including economic security. Thus, we have
agreed to exchange information and documents of common interest in
this sphere on a regular basis, provide mutual expert assistance,
and if necessary, establish joint working groups for working out
proposals on enforcing key issues pertaining to collective security
within the framework of both organizations,” Bordyuzha said.

Rapota noted that the agreement was proof that the CSTO and Eurasian
Economic Community member states were integrating to secure mutual
interests in the sphere of security.

The CSTO comprises the following six states: Armenia, Belarus,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. The Eurasian Economic
Community includes the following five states: Belarus, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan, while Armenia is acting as an
observer.