HEADS OF CSTO COUNTRIES SIGN PROJECT ON FORMATION OF OPERATIVE CONFRONTATION COLLECTIVE FORCES

ARMENPRESS
Feb 4, 2009

MOSCOW, FEBRUARY 4, ARMENPRESS: The heads of the CSTO countries agreed
and signed a project on the formation of operative confrontation
collective forces, President of the Russian Federation Dmitri Medvedev
said at the plenary session followed after the meeting of the narrow
presidents.

"We agreed over the project on formation of operative confrontation
collective forces. Everyone is of the opinion that this issue must
be solved," he noted.

A source from the Russian delegation informed that Uzbekistan signed
the declaration of the decision on formation of the operative
confrontation collective forces with a condition that it will
participate in separate activities of the forces.

President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, who chairs the CSTO, noted that
"the creation of operative confrontation collective forces is aimed
at consolidation of military element of the CSTO. It will help also
to consolidate our potential," he added.

Serzh Sargsyan stated that the next summit of the CSTO will take place
in June 2009 in Moscow. He also informed that Nikolay Bordyuzha has
been re-elected CSTO secretary general.

Besides, during the today’s session CSTO 2009 budget has been approved.