Russia-Led CSTO Notes Worsening of Military-Political Situation in E Europe
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Russia Becoming New Center of Gravity for Eastern Europe Against All Odds17 November 2016, 14:50 GMTMINSK (Sputnik) — On November 16-17, Minsk hosted an international military and scientific
conference, devoted to problematic issues of management of multinational contingents of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force.
"During the conference, the participants developed a number of recommendations, which were reflected in a final resolution. Their implementation will enhance the defense capability of the
member states' armed forces and improve the CSTO collective security system," the ministry said.
"These factors and some others predetermine the necessity to revise the views and approaches toward the organization of management of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force," the ministry
said.
The CSTO, comprising Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan, was set up by former Soviet states in 1992 shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union with the aim
to facilitate cooperation and strengthen security in the region. Serbia and Afghanistan have observer status at the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly.