State Duma to give nod to military aid for CSTO states


RBC, 12.02.2009, Moscow 11:53:55.At its meeting on February 13, 2009, the State Duma will ratify a memorandum on military and technical assistance to Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member-states should any threats of aggression or attacks arise, Boris Gryzlov, the speaker of the parliament's lower chamber, told journalists today.

The memorandum signed in Dushanbe on October 6, 2007 is aimed at enhancing mutual aid for military purposes and helping maintain the combat readiness of the CSTO members in case of aggression, large-scale acts of terror or other threats to their sovereignty or territorial integrity. The document sets forth the conditions for providing military and technical assistance, either free of charge, or on preferential terms.