The actions of the states of the Collective Security Treaty Agricultural Against the background of the situation occurring in Afghanistan are absolutely correct, the head of the Russian Ministry of Defense Sergei Shoigu.
“Events in Afghanistan, all that is happening there, just gave us to understand that we are doing everything right in part of the CSTO,” RIA Novy News quotes.
According to the Russian minister, when events in Afghanistan began to develop, the CSTO countries began joint teachings, including Russia conducted joint maneuvers with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on the border with Afghanistan. And also the exercises where three CSTO countries became participants – Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Russia.
“We, of course, in full contact with the CSTO members in Afghanistan … Therefore, our interaction within the CSTO should be strengthened,” said Shoigu.
The Russian minister noted that the situation in Afghanistan is fraught with the transition of militants to the CSTO countries, and the threat represents drug trafficking: “And, of course, we would not want to go to our territories, the territories of the CSTO countries, all this.