The joint military drills of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) “Unbreakable Brotherhood-2012” launched in Kazakhstan on Monday, October 8. The drills are to last till October 17.

The exercises will be conducted in two rounds, including organizational measures to form a unified command and elaborating practical issues on settling peacekeeping tasks.

The CSTO comprises Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, TASS reported.