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CSTO has shifted its focus to resolving conflicts and dealing with terrorist threats in the post-Soviet space

20 Years on, CSTO Focuses on Threats to Central Asia

12:04 16/05/2012 RIA Novosti commentator Konstantin Bogdanov

With its membership now stable, the Collective Security Treaty Organization has shifted its focus to resolving conflicts and dealing with terrorist threats in the post-Soviet space, predominantly in Central Asia.

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