Uzbekistan not to attend joint CSTO drill

It will take place in three stages, in the territory of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, a senior military-diplomatic source in Moscow told Interfax.

Uzbek security officials will not take part not only in the second and third stages of the maneuvers, which will involve military units, but in the first stage, which covers work on creating military-political aspects of coalition interaction.

Uzbekistan's position reflects its position on participating in the structures of the Collective Operational Response Forces (CORF) of the CSTO.

The CSTO training on the 'Development and Application of the Collective Operational Response Forces and troops of the Armed Forces of the CSTO member countries to ensure collective security" will begin on Aug.26 and last till mid-October.

/Trend News/