Astana summit adopts fundamental decisions on CSTO development

Nikolai Bordyuzha praised the summit for adoption of the most important decisions on the future development of the organization.

In his words, the heads of state "agreed to use collective rapid response forces for the sake of protecting the constitutional order in a particular CSTO member state".

The agreement to strengthen the collective rapid response forces both in quantity and quality is meant for the implementation of the collective rapid response forces armament program.

According to Nikolai Bordyuzha, the presidents agreed to enhance the level of joint cooperation against drug traffic from Afghanistan.

The CSTO Secretary General also said that there are plans to set up a special coordination body "to analyze the situation with information security, information networks that were used for destabilization of the situation in several CSTO member states".

"We have discuss a lot of issues at today's meeting. There have been made certain instructions which are to be implemented by the time the next CSTO summit is held. In December the CSTO heads of state will consider draft decisions on the positions outlined in Astana," he added.