Secretary of the Security Council of Tajikistan Nasrullo Mahmudzoda commented on statements by the Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Nikolai Patrushev in connection with the exercises “Regional Cooperation-2022” organized by the Central Command of the United States in Tajikistan.
According to Mahmudzod, there are no threats in relations between Tajikistan and Russia, writes Fergananews.
“I want to tell Mr. Patrushev that we have strategic cooperation with the Russian Federation, and this cooperation remains unchanged. Strategic relations between Tajikistan and Russia are not threatening anything,” said Mahmudzoda.
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During his speech in Tashkent, where the Secretaries of the Security Councils of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) discussed the upcoming summit, Nikolai Patrushev announced the dangers of joints with the United States, since the Americans need such events primarily to study the potential theater of the military actions, clarification of coordinates of promising goals and adjusting digital cards for high -precision weapons. ” In addition, Patrushev noted that Washington leaves no attempt to negotiate with Afghanistan neighbors on the creation of “supposedly temporary infrastructure for anti-terrorism operations” there, and in this way Moscow is considering “regional cooperation-2022”. “I really hope that all SCO members are now aware of what extremely high risks for our security are these American initiatives,” Patrushev said.
Command and staffing “Regional Cooperation-2022” with the participation of military personnel from the USA, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and Mongolia in Dushanbe from August 10 to 20. In addition, Tajikistan and the United States conducted a five -day bilateral component of field exercises in the Flarabad training center.