Astana concerned over increased number of militants in southern borders of CSTO

    Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov said the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which met in Dushanbe on April 2, that Kazakhstan is concerned over the increased number of militants on the southern territories of the Organization.
    “The situation in Afghanistan changed since the representatives of so-called “Islamic State” appeared in the country,” said Idrissov. “We have agreed in the framework of the CSTO to deal with this situation, analyze it, and develop action plan for the prevention of emerging threats to security of our region in this regard.”
    The Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan emphasized peaceful character of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the commitment of its members to solve all problems by peaceful and political means.
    The Council's meeting in Dushanbe, chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirodzhdin Aslov, resulted in signing of a number of documents, decisions, and joint declaration.
    The members discussed the status and prospects of cooperation within the Organization, cooperation with the UN, OSCE, SCO and other international and regional organizations, as well as preparation for the CSTO summit in Dushanbe this fall.
    CSTO members are Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan, according to AKIPress.com.