CSTO pledges to assist Tajikistan amid tension on Afghan border![]() June 29, 2021 - 12:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will provide Tajikistan with all the necessary assistance if required in connection with the situation on the border with Afghanistan, CSTO spokesperson Vladimir Zainetdinov told Sputnik on Monday, June 28. "Tajikistan will be provided with all the necessary assistance from the CSTO which will be requested, as envisioned by the Collective Security Treaty and the CSTO Charter: it can be political and military assistance," the spokesman said. Zainetdinov also revealed that CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas plans to visit Tajikistan in the near future to discuss the situation. The CSTO has six members: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |