MFA: Russia extremely dangerous US pressure in Central Asian countries Politics
MOSCOW, October 15, / TASS /. Russia considers US pressure to be extremely dangerous. This was stated on Friday by the director of the Third Department of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexander Sternik, speaking at the MGIMO session “Afghanistan in the system of regional relations.”
“We consider the pressure that is now being exerted on our strategic allies for the purpose of military and reconnaissance basing under the pretext of anti-terrorist activities,” he said.
“It [давление] It is categorically unacceptable for the Central Asian states, Russia, China, Iran, because we understand what tasks this basing in Central Asia is solving there, “Sternik said.
He said that he said that the joint military maneuvers of the Russian Federation, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan will continue as long as the situation in Afghanistan requires it. “The joint maneuvers will continue only as long as the alarming situation in the neighboring country requires.” he.
“It is quite obvious that for Russia and Afghanistan’s neighbors, first of all, it is important to prevent chaos and anarchy, which resulted in an economic collapse and crisis crisis,” the diplomat said.
A special session “Afghanistan in the system of regional relations” is being held within the framework of the XIII Convention of the Russian Association for International Studies (RAMI) “30th Anniversary of the Foreign Policy of the New Russia” at MGIMO.