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1 April 2009 - 12:08 AMT

SCTO protocol on military and technical assistance comes into effect

The CSTO protocol on mechanism of military and technical assistance in case of military aggression against a member state has come into effect.

“The document envisages rendering of military equipment free of charge or at a reduced price,” CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov said.

The protocol has been so far ratified by Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia, the CSTO press office reported.