Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) an invitation was sent to Mongolia to join this structure. This is of positive importance for the interests of the Russian Federation..
According to RIA Novosti, such a statement was made in the Federation Council by the director of the first department of Asia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Georgy Zinoviev.
He declared, that Mongolia is also interested in receiving an invitation to the CSTO. The leadership of the country finds a positive response.
Besides, when India and Pakistan expressed a desire to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Mongolia expressed interest in joining this structure. Zinoviev also notes, that the start of negotiations on the participation of this country in the Eurasian Economic Commission (ECE).
Now the CSTO includes six states: Russia, Byelorussia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
SCO was founded in 2001 year of the Russian Federation, People's Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. AT 2017 in the year it was decided to include India and Pakistan in this organization.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, that the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and SCO may subsequently obtain the status of CSTO partners. This status was established two years ago by the decision of the heads of the CSTO member states.
