Kazakhstan Ratifies CSTO Protocol To Speed Up Troop Transit During Crises
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Kazakhstan’s Mazhilis has ratified a protocol changing the rules for the temporary stay of CSTO collective security forces on the territory of member states, Orda.kz reports.
The protocol was signed on November 28, 2024, by the leaders of Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan.
CSTO countries want to simplify procedures in advance in case of a crisis, when troops and equipment may need to be quickly transferred from one country to another.
Deputy Askhat Rakhimzhanov spoke about two key documents included in the agreement. The first clarifies how CSTO military units may temporarily stay on the territory of another member state and who will command them.
The first document is a protocol amending the 2010 agreement on the status of formations of the forces and assets of the collective security system. Its purpose is to eliminate bureaucratic gaps and clearly regulate the temporary stay of military formations and their command structure,he said.
The second document simplifies the transport of military personnel, equipment, property, and military goods across the borders of CSTO member states. In practice, this should reduce the number of approvals and bureaucratic procedures required for transit.
The main changes include:
The agreement now sets out in more detail the cases in which military formations may be sent to the territory of a host state.
If an emergency response is needed, the deadline for submitting applications for military transport is reduced from three days to one day after a decision by the CSTO Collective Security Council.
When military formations are transported or transit through member states to carry out their assigned tasks under a decision of the Collective Security Council, the receiving or transit state will provide reception, dispatch, airfield technical support, parking areas, and aircraft security at all airfields free of charge.
Air navigation services for state and military aircraft of the member states will also be provided free of charge.
Aircraft refueling with fuel, lubricants, special fluids, and gases will be carried out using the resources of the transit or receiving state on the basis of relevant agreements and arrangements.
Original author: Ilya Astakhov
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