07.07.2021, Moscow.
Russia will protect its allies from threats from Afghanistan, including the use of a military base in Tajikistan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on July 7 during the press conference following talks with the Laotian Foreign Minister.
At the press conference, the Russian Foreign Minister commented on the tense situation on the Tajik-Afghan border. Lavrov said, “We will do everything necessary, including by employing the capabilities of the Russian military base deployed on Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan, to prevent any aggressive encroachments on our allies.”
The minister also stressed that all obligations within the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) remain in force. “Representatives of the CSTO Secretariat have visited the Tajik-Afghan border to take stock of the situation and will report their conclusions to the Permanent Council,” the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry added.
The rapid deterioration of the situation in Afghanistan, according to Sergey Lavrov, is due to the abrupt withdrawal of troops from the country by the United States and other NATO countries. After decades in that Middle Eastern country, the allies failed to achieve visibly
Rossa Primavera News Agency informed about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statement that Russia was ready to help Tajikistan because of the aggravated military and political situation on the Tajik-Afghan border.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
