DECLARATION OF THE MOSCOW SESSION OF COUNCIL OF COLLECTIVE SECURITY OF THE COLLECTIVE SECURITY TREATY ORGANIZATION

of September 5, 2008

State members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in year of five-year anniversary of the Organization confirm community of approaches to fundamental questions of world development, similarity of line items on the main regional problems. State members are complete of determination to adhere to further close coordination of foreign policy interaction, the line on forward development of military and military and technical cooperation, enhancement of practice of joint operation in all questions infringing on interests of state members of the CSTO and Organization in general.

The Collective Security Treaty Organization strongly intends to ensure safety in zone of the responsibility and to promote strengthening of the international stability by counteraction to general challenges and threats, including the international terrorism and extremism.

Serious conflict potential accumulates in close proximity to zone of responsibility of the CSTO. State members of the CSTO urge the countries of NATO to weigh all possible effects of expansion of Alliance on the East and placements of new objects of missile defense at borders of state members.

State members of the CSTO are deeply concerned with the attempt of solution by force of the conflict in South Ossetia made by Georgia which led to the numerous victims among civilians and peacekeepers, and also entailed serious humanitarian consequences.

State members of the CSTO are concerned by building-up of military potential and escalation of intensity in the Caucasian region and call all states deliberately and objectively, without double standards, to approach assessment of the situation, not to take actions capable to provoke its further aggravation.

The members of the Organization who are consistently supporting providing the world and safety, supremacy of international law in the interstate relations welcome the principles of settlement developed by the President of Russia and the President of France, and also call the parties for their strict accomplishment for the purpose of non-admission of new attempts of solution by force of the conflicts, ensuring stability in this region.

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