CSTO Council Decides to Send Collective Peacekeeping Forces to Kazakhstan - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – The Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) made the decision to send peacekeeping forces of the Organization to Kazakhstan, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, who chairs the Council in 2022, said on Thursday.

"In view of the address of President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and considering the threat to national security and sovereignty of the Republic of Kazakhstan, caused in particular by interference from the outside, the CSTO Collective Security Council in accordance with Article 4 of the Collective Security Treaty made the decision to send CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces to the Republic of Kazakhstan for a limited period with the aim of stabilization and normalization of the situation in this country," Pashinyan wrote in Facebook, TASS reported.

--

• Russia-led bloc approves peacekeeping deployment in Kazakhstan — RT

• Angry Kazakh protesters seize airport and 5 planes in Almaty - GulfToday

 

• Kazakh President confirms takeover of Almaty airport - The Switzerland Times

• Kazakh president blames government for protests - TASS

• Over 200 people detained in Kazakhstan for public order violations — interior ministry - TASS

  • Mayor’s office stormed as Kazakhstan protests spin out of control | Herald Sun