The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping force sent to Kazakhstan will number about 2,500, said the secretariat of the Russian-led security organization.
The peacekeepers will remain in Kazakhstan for a few days or weeks. They will have the right to use weapons in Kazakhstan in case they are attacked by armed gangs, the secretariat said.
The CSTO Joint Peacekeeping Forces have been sent to Kazakhstan in accordance with a decision of the CSTO Collective Security Council adopted today. They include units of the armed forces of Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
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