Armenia has sent its servicemen to Kazakhstan as part of the peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

According to Sputnik Armenia, about 70 Armenian servicemen—as part of the CSTO peacekeeping contingent—shall protect strategic facilities in Kazakhstan amid mass protests in the country.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had announced on Wednesday that he had petitioned for assistance from the leaders of the CSTO member countries—including Armenia.