On Monday, an extraordinary meeting of the CSTO collective security council was held …

On Monday, an extraordinary meeting of the CSTO collective security council was held. In the video conference mode of the head of the participating countries (Russia, Belarusian, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan), as well as the President of Uzbekistan and the Secretary General of the organization discussed the situation in Afghanistan. The main statements made at the meeting.

CSTO will take additional security measures against the backdrop of the situation in Afghanistan. Specific measures should be developed until September 16.

The Foreign Minister of the CSTO countries will issue a joint statement on the situation in Afghanistan. The application will be prepared at the meeting on September 16, which must be held in Dushanbe.

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The Secretary General of the CSTO Stanislav Zasy expressed fears that the foci of resistance to Taliban (the Taliban movement in Russia is recognized as terrorist and is prohibited) can lead to a long -term civil war.

The CSTO is concerned that the Taliban contrary to promises did not begin to form a coalition government.

The CSTO calls for the termination of the confrontation in the northern provinces of Afghanistan and calls for the construction of power in Afghanistan, taking into account the interests of all nationalities and societies living there.

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged to prevent the “infiltration” of radical Islamism. He noted the need to coordinate international efforts to resolve the situation in Afghanistan. At the same time, Russia does not intend to intervene in the events in the country.

The CSTO noted the need to combine efforts with the Shanghai organization of cooperation on the problems of Afghanistan.

The agreement has been reached to speed up the work to strengthen the Tajik-Afghan border. At the same time, Mr. Zasa noted that now the Tajik border guards control the situation.