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Presidents of five CSTO states arrived in Zhambyl area to participate in the final stage of CRRF exercises

The final stage of the joint strategic command-staff exercises of the CSTO Collective Rapid Response Forces Interaction-2009 with participation of the leaders of the CSTO member states began in Zhambyl area at the range Matybulak, the agency reports.

Otar. October 16. Kazakhstan Today - The final stage of the joint strategic command-staff exercises of the CSTO Collective Rapid Response Forces Interaction-2009 with participation of the leaders of the CSTO member states began in Zhambyl area at the range Matybulak, the agency reports.

The Presidents of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiev, Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, and the Minister of Defense of Belarus, Leonid Maltsev, arrived in Almaty to participate in CRRF CSTO exercises.

According to the press service of the President of Kazakhstan, the leaders of CSTO states will take part in the exercises. Other events, such as summits or negotiations are not planned.

The leaders of the CSTO states accepted the decision on creation of CRRF in Moscow on February 4, 2009. CRRF will be used to repulse military aggression and carrying out of special operations to struggle against international terrorism and extremism, transnational organized crime, drug trafficing, and liquidation of consequences of emergencies.

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