Nikolai Bordyuzha: CSTO Rapid Reaction Forces will not solve internal conflicts

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Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will not solve internal conflicts, said Nikolai Bordyuzha, Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.

“It is expected that Rapid Reaction Forces will not be used to settle bilateral intergovernmental political problems, and also against neighboring countries and our partners. They will be used to provide security of CSTO member-countries and their territorial integrity”, — underlined Bordyuzha.

CSTO Secretary General assured combined forces are moving to real organization. Documents, aiming to classify their activities will be submitted for ratification to the heads of CSTO member-countries in June, 2009, informed Vesti.

It is worth mentioning, Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) each member-country (Armenia, Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan) will send in Collective Rapid Reaction Forces service by one single battalion.