“The risk of militants infiltrating Central Asia under the guise of refugees causes concern among the countries of the region,” the diplomat said.
On this issue, Russia is in regular contact with all five countries, he added.
On August 6, the active phase of the Russian-Uzbek tactical exercise "South-2021", held in the area of the border with Afghanistan, ended.
About 1.5 thousand servicemen of the two countries were involved in the exercise.
On the eve, special forces of Russia and Uzbekistan carried out an operation to liberate the captured city.