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RUSSIA, CHINA SHOULD BOOST POTENTIAL OF REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS - RUSSIAN SECURITY COUNCIL
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev
(c) RIA Novosti. Sergei Guneev
18:53 06/06/2014
BEIJING, June 6 (RIA Novosti) - Multiple challenges force Russia
and China to develop not only bilateral cooperation formats and
mechanisms of cooperation with Central Asian states, but also to
boost the potential of regional organizations, especially the CSTO
and SCO, Secretary of the Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai
Patrushev said.
"There is a growing need to accelerate the implementation of the
initiative of Russian President [Vladimir Putin] to establish a
universal center to counter modern challenges and threats to security
on the basis of the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) Regional
Counterterrorist Structure. We are grateful to China for its support
of our efforts in this direction," Patrushev said on Friday after
the 10th round of Russian-Chinese consultations on strategic security.
The Afghan factor and its impact on regional security was also touched
upon during the talks, Patrushev noted. "I am convinced that the
military presence of extra-regional forces in Central Asia should be
linked with the objectives of stabilization efforts in Afghanistan.
The necessity for such a presence, and even more so for its spread to
Central Asia, should cease to exist in the course of the formation
of the national armed forces, security and law enforcement agencies
in Afghanistan," Patrushev clarified.
The increased activity of the terrorist groups in Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region of China in recent months is not accidental,
according to the secretary of the Russian Security Council. "We have
expressed our condolences to our Chinese friends concerning the tragic
terrorist attacks that occurred in this autonomous region of China,"
Patrushev said.
Founded in 2001, the Beijing-based SCO comprises Russia, China,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Afghanistan, India,
Iran, Mongolia and Pakistan have observer status in the political
and military organization.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is a military
alliance of former Soviet states; it comprises Armenia, Belarus,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
On May 23, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced at the
International Security Conference that Russia decided to strengthen
its military bases abroad as well as to help to boost the armed forces
of the CSTO and the SCO.
http://en.ria.ru/russia/20140606/190392662/Russia-China-Should-Boost-Potential-of-Regional-Organizations-.html
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev
(c) RIA Novosti. Sergei Guneev
18:53 06/06/2014
BEIJING, June 6 (RIA Novosti) - Multiple challenges force Russia
and China to develop not only bilateral cooperation formats and
mechanisms of cooperation with Central Asian states, but also to
boost the potential of regional organizations, especially the CSTO
and SCO, Secretary of the Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai
Patrushev said.
"There is a growing need to accelerate the implementation of the
initiative of Russian President [Vladimir Putin] to establish a
universal center to counter modern challenges and threats to security
on the basis of the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) Regional
Counterterrorist Structure. We are grateful to China for its support
of our efforts in this direction," Patrushev said on Friday after
the 10th round of Russian-Chinese consultations on strategic security.
The Afghan factor and its impact on regional security was also touched
upon during the talks, Patrushev noted. "I am convinced that the
military presence of extra-regional forces in Central Asia should be
linked with the objectives of stabilization efforts in Afghanistan.
The necessity for such a presence, and even more so for its spread to
Central Asia, should cease to exist in the course of the formation
of the national armed forces, security and law enforcement agencies
in Afghanistan," Patrushev clarified.
The increased activity of the terrorist groups in Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region of China in recent months is not accidental,
according to the secretary of the Russian Security Council. "We have
expressed our condolences to our Chinese friends concerning the tragic
terrorist attacks that occurred in this autonomous region of China,"
Patrushev said.
Founded in 2001, the Beijing-based SCO comprises Russia, China,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Afghanistan, India,
Iran, Mongolia and Pakistan have observer status in the political
and military organization.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is a military
alliance of former Soviet states; it comprises Armenia, Belarus,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
On May 23, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced at the
International Security Conference that Russia decided to strengthen
its military bases abroad as well as to help to boost the armed forces
of the CSTO and the SCO.
http://en.ria.ru/russia/20140606/190392662/Russia-China-Should-Boost-Potential-of-Regional-Organizations-.html