Russia will help Tajikistan to strengthen its army and special services against a backdrop of international terrorists from Afghanistan threats to the countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). This was stated by Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev at a meeting of the secretaries of the security councils of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Bishkek.
"For our part, we will strengthen the security of the Republic of Tajikistan through the Ministry of Defense of Russia and special services, including the implementation of modernization program of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan", he said.
According to experts, the main threats to the security of the CSTO countries come from the Northern provinces of Afghanistan, where there is an intense activation of terrorist bands and the increasing number of fighters coming back from Syria and Iraq.
The CSTO includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan.
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