CSTO leaders advocate further enhancement of military and political integration

The CSTO leaders discussed the situation in Kazakhstan this morning and spoke in favor of further enhancement of military-political integration. The introduction of peacekeepers for the control of strategic sites in the country became the breaking point for the Organization and momentous for Kazakhstan. Moreover, it foiled the plans of those who ordered the conflict.

The legitimate authorities had free resources to restore order to the streets, where looters and armed gangs were rampaging. In the space of a few days in January, the country experienced the most extreme events during the time of its independence. The President of Kazakhstan thanked the CSTO for a true military brotherhood. Today it is already clear that behind the so-called peaceful protests there was a purposeful terrorist attack, with the main goal to undermine the constitutional order and an attempt of coup d'etat. The pattern of color revolutions is the same everywhere, as we have seen in other countries.

Alexander Lukashenko spoke in favor of building up peacekeeping capacity. According to the Belarusian leader, it is necessary to raise the level of political interaction and coordination of positions in the international arena. The forms and methods of hybrid influence on the post-Soviet countries are being qualitatively up-graded. It is necessary to develop the adequate response measures within the framework of the CSTO.