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A meeting was held between the Chief of the Joint Staff of the CSTO and the First Deputy Commander - Chief of the General Staff of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan
02.07.2021
On July 1, 2021, In Moscow, a working meeting was held between the Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov and the First Deputy Commander - Chief of the General Staff of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan, Nasimjon Rajabzoda.
Nasimjon Rajabzoda briefed the Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff with the situation on the Tajik-Afghan border, an analysis of its development and the measures taken by the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan to strengthen the border.
This meeting took place against the backdrop of a regular meeting of the Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, during which a statement was adopted expressing concern over the situation in Afghanistan, which led to a deterioration in the situation in the immediate vicinity of the southern borders of the CSTO member states.
