Joint exercises of the CSTO countries began in Tajikistan

"At the training ground of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan Harbmaidon, within the framework of the joint operational and strategic exercise of the CSTO" Combat Brotherhood - 2021 ", the opening ceremony of the special exercises" Echelon-2021 "," Search-2021 "and the joint exercise" Interaction-2021 " the message on the organization's website.

The ceremony was attended by the chief of the CSTO joint headquarters, Anatoly Sidorov, who noted the special attention paid to the Central Asian region today.

“The main source of instability is the situation in and around the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

That is why, for the first time, within the framework of joint training, we are conducting three exercises simultaneously, ”Sidorov said.

Earlier it was reported that the CSTO has increased the number of participants in the maneuvers in Tajikistan to 4 thousand.