CSTO exercises may take place in Armenia in 2010

“I think we will hold exercises in Armenia next year if Armenia expresses its intention to do so,” he said.

He also said the Kazakhstan’s president Nursultan Nazarbayev invited leaders of the CSTO member states who signed the agreement on launching collective rapid reaction forces to monitor the first exercise of these forces. They will be held on the territory of the republic in mid-October.

CSTO comprises Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

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