CSTO against additional military bases in Central Asia - Bordyuzha
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) does not see any reasons to establish additional military bases in the Central Asian region, CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha said Wednesday.
“The situation in Central Asia gives no grounds to establish additional military bases. The bases Russia has in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Armenia are quite enough to provide for any CSTO activities,” Bordyuzha told a news conference.
He stressed that the organization did not think there was more potential for conflict in the region now.
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