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The withdrawal of the peacekeeping contingent from the CSTO countries should be completed on January 19, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
“We begin the withdrawal today. Tomorrow we will withdraw all the forces of our colleagues: Armenia, Tajikistan, Belarus, on board the 14. Kyrgyz colleagues leave — given that they are close, — at his own pace. In addition, within five days of the transfer of the objects, the withdrawal of the remaining peacekeeping forces will also be carried out. We plan to complete all work on the 19th — he clarified.
Shoigu said that the blue helmets took under protection 14 communication facilities, energy facilities, facilities which are responsible for the vital activity and the capacity of the #39;State. Subsequently, the list of protected objects was expanded. Thanks to this, the power structures of Kazakhstan were able to release about 1,600 employees who were able to take part in the fight “against the bandits who have sown this chaos in the republic”, the minister added.
During the meeting, Putin noted the very important role that the peacekeeping forces played in stabilizing the situation in Kazakhstan.
Recall that on January 6, against the backdrop of riots and pogroms, peacekeepers from the Russian Federation, Belarus, Armenia, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan began to arrive in Kazakhstan.