CSTO AND SCO TO SIGN PROTOCOL ON COOPERATION

PanARMENIAN.Net
31.07.2007 20:18 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will sign a protocol on
cooperation within the coming several days. CSTO Sec. Gen. Nikolai
Bordyuzha made this statement to a direct TV bridge, during which
they were discussing cooperation issues between CSTO and SCO with the
Chinese side. "The protocol on cooperation is completely ready. It
is a matter of several days to sign it," N. Bordyuzha said.

He noted the document clearly indicates all forms of cooperation
between the two organizations. The CSTO Sec. Gen. noticed the SCO
and CSTO have never signed similar protocols before. "It is the first
document of this kind," N. Bordyuzha underlined.

N. Bordyuzha stressed the field of joint activities between CSTO and
SCO is very large. "All security issues that exist today we can and
must settle together," N. Bordyuzha said.

He noted in the framework of cooperation the CSTO plans to invite
Sec. Gen. of SCO to attend the session of CSTO member-states scheduled
for 5-6 October 2007 in Dushanbe.

N. Bordyuzha also said it would be a very interesting event to hold
joint trainings in SCO-CSTO format.

"Such a cooperation will allow us to carry out tasks not only of
pure military character, but also to work out issues of cooperation
between our organizations," N. Bordyuzha underscored, RBK reports.