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Government Suspends Membership In CSTO Military Bloc

June 29 2012

Uzbekistan

The Uzbekistan government has decided to suspend its participation in the activities of the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), reports RIA Novosti.

The CSTO is a multinational military alliance dating to 1992.

An official note has been sent by the governmentto the CSTO secretariat announcing the decision, said an unnamed diplomatic source.

"Uzbekistan has officially announced its intention to withdraw" from the organization, said a source cited by...

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