MOSCOW. – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev introduced for the State Duma’s approval the Agreement on the Formation and Activities of the Collective Security System Forces and Measures, the Kremlin Press Service informs.

This agreement, which was signed in Moscow on December 10, 2010, aims to take measures toward the formation and perfection of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Collective Security System, which will react to a potential military attack and other threats against the Treaty’s one or several countries.            

The CSTO countries include Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.