CSTO AND SCO PREPARE JOINT MANEUVERS
Yerkir
19.05.2006 11:35
YEREVAN (YERKIR) – Possible joint maneuvers with participation of
armed forces of Collective Security Treaty Organization and Shanghai
Cooperation Organization are discussed, Chief of Russian Joint Stuff,
First Deputy Defense Minister of Russia, Chief of CSTO Joint Staff,
five-star General Yuri Baluevsky is quoted as saying by a REGNUM
corresponding.
At the same time, he did not name certain date of the maneuvers,
informing that the question is still under discussion. Mentioning
aim of the maneuvers, the general stated that threat of terrorism is
common problem of all member-countries of these organizations. It
should be reminded that CSTO unites Armenia, Byelorussia, Russia,
Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and SCO – Russia, Chine,
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.