FIRST PHASE OF THE CSTO EXERCISES RRF IN MOSCOW

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
26.08.2009 12:55 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The first stage of the exercises launched in Moscow
aimed at application of the collective rapid reaction forces of the
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). According to the
CSTO Secretariat, exercises are aimed at preparing and using the CSTO
troops of member states for the benefit of the collective security.

The exercises will take place in three phases on the territory
of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. The collective force were
created to protect the territorial integrity, sovereignty and
security, managing large-scale crisis in the territory of the
CSTO. Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
and Uzbekistan are members of CSTO, Voice of Russia reports