On the ratification of the Agreement on the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization

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The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated February 17, 2010 No. 251-IV

To ratify the Agreement on the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, signed in Moscow on June 14, 2009.

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. NAZARBAYEV

AGREEMENT on Collective Rapid Reaction Forces Collective Security Treaty Organization

(Bulletin of International Treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2010, No. 6, Article 65) (Entered into force on September 10, 2010)

The Member States of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, hereinafter referred to as the Parties and/or Member States, reaffirming their commitment to ensuring the security and stability of the Parties on a collective basis, declaring their commitment to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, generally recognized principles and norms of international law, guided by The Collective Security Treaty of May 15, 1992, The Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, By the decision of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization "On the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization" dated February 4, 2009, attaching great importance to further enhancing the potential of the forces and means of the collective security system of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (hereinafter - The CSTO and/or the Organization), against the background of existing and potential threats, in order to combine efforts to repel an armed attack, including aggression, and to counter other challenges and threats to the collective security of the Parties, agreed as follows:

Article 1

For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms mean: "Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the CSTO (hereinafter referred to as the CRRF)" - military contingents and formations of special forces allocated by the Parties to jointly solve the tasks assigned to them to ensure collective security; "military contingents" - formations and military units of permanent readiness of the armed forces of the Parties, allocated in accordance with the the composition of the CSR; "formations of special forces" - special purpose units (groups of specialists) of internal affairs (police) bodies, internal troops, security agencies and special services, as well as bodies authorized in the field of emergency prevention and response, allocated by the Parties to the CRRF.; "CRRF contingents" - military contingents and/or formations of special forces or a part thereof allocated by the Parties to solve tasks within the CRRF in accordance with the decisions of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (hereinafter referred to as the Collective Security Council); "personnel" - military personnel, employees of security agencies, internal affairs (police), internal troops, bodies authorized in the field of prevention and elimination of consequences of emergency situations, as well as civilians (civilian personnel) working in military units, organizations and institutions allocated by the Parties or temporarily seconded to the KSOR contingents.; "joint operation (hereinafter referred to as the operation)" is a set of simultaneous and/or sequential actions (activities) of military contingents and/or formations of special forces aimed at solving the main tasks of the CRRF.; "emergency situation" is a situation that has developed as a result of an accident, dangerous natural phenomenon, disaster, natural disaster or other disaster that may or may not result in human casualties, damage to human health or the environment, significant material losses and disruption of human living conditions.; "liquidation of emergency situations" - emergency rescue and other urgent work carried out in case of emergency situations and aimed at saving lives and preserving human health, reducing environmental damage and material losses, as well as localizing emergency zones, terminating the action of their characteristic dangerous factors.: "concerned ministries and departments" - ministries and departments authorized by the Parties to solve the tasks of forming CSR, their preparation, application and comprehensive provision; "sending Party" - the Party that owns the CRRF contingents temporarily sent to the territory of the receiving Party; "receiving Party" - the Party on whose territory the CRRF contingents are temporarily stationed (deployed) to perform their tasks; "transit" - the movement of CRRF contingents, movable property and cargo through the territory of states while en route to the territory the receiving or guiding Party; The "KSOR Command" is a KSOR management body created to lead KSOR contingents in the preparation and conduct of an operation, and to organize interaction with interested ministries and departments.

Article 2

1. The Parties shall establish, on a coalition basis, a Collective Rapid Reaction Force (CRRF), which is a component of the permanent readiness of the forces and means of the Organization's collective security system. 2. The CRRF is designed to respond promptly to challenges and threats to the security of the Member States. CSR cannot be used to resolve disputes between the Parties. 3. The CRRF has the following main tasks: deployment on the territory of any of the Parties in order to demonstrate readiness for the use of military force; participation in the prevention and repulse of armed attacks, including aggression, localization of armed conflicts; participation in activities to combat international terrorism, illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors, weapons and ammunition, and other types of transnational organized crime; strengthening troops to cover state borders and protect state and military facilities of the Parties; participation in ensuring the operational deployment of joint (regional) groups of troops (forces); participation in the implementation of measures to protect the population from the dangers arising from the conduct or as a result of military operations, as well as the elimination of emergency situations and the provision of emergency humanitarian assistance; other tasks defined by the Collective Security Council.

Article 3

1. The composition of the CRRF is approved by the Collective Security Council on the basis of proposals from the Parties. 2. To complete the CRRF, the Parties, in accordance with their national legislation, allocate military contingents and special forces formations equipped with modern and compatible weapons and military (special) equipment. 3. The military contingents and formations of the special forces of the sending Parties are under national jurisdiction until a decision is made on the deployment and use of the CRRF. Their acquisition, logistical and financial support is provided by the Parties.

Article 4

The decision on the composition, timing of deployment and use of the CRRF contingents is made by the Collective Security Council on the basis of an official request from one or more Parties based on consensus or with the consent of the Parties for whom this Agreement has entered into force. In the cases provided for in article 4 of the Collective Security Treaty, the decision on the use of CRRF contingents is taken by the Collective Security Council immediately in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Rules of Procedure of the Organs of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (Rule 1). In the event of a decision to exercise the right to self-defense provided for in Article 51 of the UN Charter, the Collective Security Council shall immediately inform the UN Security Council about this.

Article 5

The decision on specific military contingents and special forces formations allocated to the KSOR contingents to carry out assigned tasks is made by the Collective Security Council on the basis of proposals from the Council of Defense Ministers and/or the Committee of Secretaries of the CSTO Security Councils, prepared taking into account the request of the host Party.

Article 6

The planning of the operational deployment of the CRRF in the territories of the Parties is carried out in advance by the Joint Headquarters in cooperation with the ministries and departments concerned. The structure, content and procedure for clarifying the plan for the operational deployment of CRRF contingents are determined by the Council of Defense Ministers and/or the Committee of Secretaries of the CSTO Security Councils. The application of CSR is carried out in the form of a joint operation. The preparation of the operation and the determination of the ways to conduct it are carried out by the Commander of the CRRF in cooperation with the ministries and departments concerned.

Article 7

1. To manage the KSOR contingents during the preparation and conduct of the operation, to organize interaction with interested ministries and departments, the KSOR Command, headed by the Commander, is created by the decision of the Collective Security Council. The tasks, functions and composition of the CRRF Command are determined by the Regulations on the CRRF Command, which are an integral part of this Agreement (Annex 1). 2. The CRRF contingents come under the direct subordination of the CRRF Command after their commanders (superiors) report to the CRRF Command on crossing the state border of the host Country.

Article 8

The Parties shall adopt the Rules for the Use of Force of the CRRF, which are an integral part of this Agreement (Annex 2).

Article 9

1. Formations of special forces, depending on the scope and content of tasks, as well as the specific situation, can be used as part of regular or consolidated special units. At the same time, their tasks can be solved both during joint operations and independently. 2. The allocation of special-purpose units (specialist groups) of the security agencies and special services of the CSTO member states to the CRRF is carried out on a temporary basis to participate in solving tasks: conducting special operations (measures) to free hostages taken by terrorists, facilities of increased technological and environmental danger, the nuclear industry, transport, energy, chemical industries and others. facilities (buildings and premises of state authorities, diplomatic missions, international organizations); to neutralize explosive devices or other destructive devices of complex design; to suppress the activities of terrorists, terrorist groups and/or other criminal organizations. 3. Special purpose units (specialist groups) of the internal affairs bodies (police) and internal troops of the Parties, allocated to the CRRF, are involved in the following tasks: - participation in the disarmament and liquidation of illegal armed groups; - participation in the suppression of acts of terrorism; - participation in countering mass riots that hinder the fulfillment of assigned tasks; - participation in the suppression and liquidation of organized criminal groups; - participation in ensuring the security of state facilities; - participation in special measures to detect, seize, neutralize, transport and destroy explosive objects. 4. During the preparation of the joint operation plan, the head of the special purpose unit (group of specialists) of the security agency (special service) or the internal affairs agency (police) of the sending Party has the right, in agreement with the head of the relevant ministry or department of his state, to refuse the participation of the unit (group of specialists) led by him in individual events. In this case, the refusal is made in writing in the form of a report indicating the reasons for the refusal. 5. The units of the bodies authorized in the field of emergency prevention and response from the CRRF are involved in the tasks of participating in the implementation of measures to protect the population from the dangers arising from or as a result of military operations, as well as the elimination of emergency situations and the provision of emergency humanitarian assistance. 6. When performing tasks involving only special forces formations, planning for their use is carried out by the ministries and departments under whose jurisdiction they are located.

Article 10

The training and education of personnel is carried out by the Parties independently, as well as during joint operational, combat and special training events conducted in accordance with annual plans approved by the Council of Defense Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of the CSTO Security Councils. The readiness of military contingents to perform their tasks is ensured by the national military authorities in accordance with the requirements agreed upon by the Parties for the training of these units.

Article 11

Logistical support and financing of military contingents and special forces formations allocated by the Parties to the CRRF is provided by the Parties. The equipment of the CRRF with modern and compatible weapons and military equipment is carried out in accordance with the requirements and conditions agreed upon by the Parties for the supply of these weapons and military equipment. In cases where logistical support for military contingents and special forces formations allocated by the Parties to the CRRF is difficult, it can be carried out at the expense of the material resources of other Parties. At the same time, the replenishment of material resources and subsequent mutual settlements for them are carried out by the Governments of the Parties on the basis of agreements between them.

Article 12

1. The protection of information obtained during the implementation of this Agreement, containing classified information, is carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Parties and the regulatory legal acts of the CSTO. 2. During the preparation and conduct of operations involving special forces units (specialist groups) of security agencies and internal affairs agencies (police) It is prohibited for the Parties to disseminate information about their composition, about special techniques and tactics of operations, about the characteristics of weapons, special means and special equipment, as well as information disclosing other information prohibited for dissemination by the national legislation of the sending Parties.

Article 13

The transit, entry, procedure and conditions for the temporary presence of CRRF contingents in the territories of the Parties, as well as their status, social and legal guarantees of personnel, are determined Agreement on the Status of Formations of Forces and Means of the Collective Security System (dated October 11, 2000), Protocol on the Procedure for the Formation and Functioning of Forces and Means of the Collective Security System of the States Parties to the Collective Security Treaty dated May 15, 1992 (dated May 25, 2001), and also Protocol on the mechanism for providing military-technical assistance to the member States of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Cases of Aggression or the Commission of an Act of Aggression (dated October 6, 2007).

Article 14

The Parties resolve disputes and disagreements that may arise in connection with the interpretation and/or application of this Agreement through negotiations and consultations.

Article 15

This Agreement does not limit the rights of the Parties to conclude other international agreements on issues that are the subject of this Agreement and do not contradict its purposes and object, and also does not affect the rights and obligations of the Parties arising from other international agreements to which they are parties.

Article 16

Either Party may withdraw from this Agreement by sending a written notification to the depositary. This Agreement shall terminate with respect to this Party upon the expiration of 6 months from the date of receipt by the depositary of such notification.

Article 17

This Agreement is temporarily applied from the date of signing, unless it contradicts the national legislation of the Parties, and enters into force from the date of receipt by the depositary of the fourth notification on the completion by the signatories of the internal procedures necessary for its entry into force. For the Parties that have completed such procedures later, this Agreement shall enter into force on the date of receipt by the depositary of the relevant documents.

Article 18

At the suggestion of either Party, with the consent of the other Parties, amendments and additions may be made to this Agreement, which are formalized in a separate protocol. The Protocol on Amendments and Additions shall enter into force on the date of receipt by the depositary of the fourth notification on the completion by the signatories of the internal procedures necessary for its entry into force.

Article 19

This Agreement is registered with the UN Secretariat in accordance with Article 102 of the UN Charter.

Done in Moscow on June 14, 2009, in one original copy in the Russian language. The original copy of this Agreement shall be kept at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which will send a certified copy to each signatory State.

For the Republic of Armenia For the Russian Federation

For the Republic of Belarus For the Republic of Tajikistan

For the Republic of Kazakhstan For the Republic of Uzbekistan

For the Kyrgyz Republic

Annex 1 to the Agreement on the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization dated June 14, 2009

The Regulations on the Command of the CRRF

To manage the KSOR contingents during the preparation and conduct of operations, and to organize interaction with interested ministries and departments, a KSOR Command is established. 1. The KSOR Command organizes its activities in accordance with the principles and norms of international law, the Agreement on the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, other international treaties concluded within the Organization, and decisions of the Council collective security, other bodies of the Organization (CFM, CFR and KSSB) and this Regulation. 2. The total number of the KSOR Command is established by the Collective Security Council, and its structure (composition) and staff are approved by the Council of Defense Ministers and/or the Committee of Secretaries of the CSTO Security Councils. 3. The procedure for the formation, deployment and deployment of the CRRF Command is determined by the Collective Security Council when deciding on the deployment and use of CRRF contingents. The structure (composition) and staff of the CRRF Command are determined by the scope and nature of the tasks assigned to it, and consist of: management, headquarters, services, support units, and operational groups from interested ministries and departments. Depending on the tasks to be solved, the CSR Command is staffed by officials from among the military personnel of the armed forces and other troops, employees of security agencies, internal affairs (police), bodies authorized in the field of emergency prevention and response, as well as civilian personnel from interested ministries and departments of the Parties. 4. The following main tasks are assigned to the Command of the CRRF: implementation of the decision of the Collective Security Council on the deployment and use of the CRRF; planning of operations by CRRF contingents, determining the forms and methods of their conduct; organization of operational (combat), technical and logistical support for CRRF in the preparation and conduct of operations; management of CRRF contingents in the preparation and conduct of operations; organization of covert management of CRRF contingents and maintaining interaction with their governing bodies, as well as with interested ministries and departments; analysis and assessment of the situation in the area of operations. 5. Unless otherwise decided, a Commander from among the representatives of the host Country is appointed by the Collective Security Council to direct the operation on the recommendation of the Council of Defense Ministers and/or the Committee of Secretaries of the CSTO Security Councils. The Commander is dismissed by the decision of the Collective Security Council. 6. The Commander manages the CRRF contingents and is personally responsible for the preparation and conduct of operations, as well as for the fulfillment of assigned tasks. 7. The commander must: to ensure the implementation of the decision of the Collective Security Council on the deployment and use of CRRF contingents; to lead the preparation and conduct of operations; to organize interaction between military contingents and special forces formations, as well as their interaction with interested ministries and departments; to direct the withdrawal of CRRF contingents from the area of operations upon completion or termination of the operation; to monitor the targeted expenditure of financial and logistical resources allocated to support the activities of the CDF Command; to submit reports to the CSTO Security Council, CFR and CSTO Security Council on the current situation in the area of the operation, the results of tasks and proposals for further actions by the CDF contingents; to perform other duties depending on the prevailing situation and in accordance with the decisions of the CSTO, CFR and KSSB of the CSTO. 8. The tasks of the structural units, powers and functional duties of the officers of the CRRF Command are established by the orders of the Commander. 9. The Headquarters is the main body for managing the CRRF contingents in the performance of their assigned tasks. The Headquarters carries out its work on the basis of decisions, orders, directives and instructions of the Commander. 10. The general objectives of the Headquarters are: collecting, summarizing and analyzing data on the situation in the area of operations, assessing the situation, preparing conclusions and proposals to the Commander for making decisions on further actions and planning operations; preparing calculations and proposals for the direct use of CRRF contingents; ensuring timely delivery of tasks to the CRRF contingents in accordance with the Commander's decisions and monitoring their implementation; organizing management, interaction and comprehensive support systems. 11. To organize the management of special forces formations involved in the KSOR contingents, the ministries and departments of the Parties concerned are creating operational groups within the KSOR Command, which are headed by leaders who are ex officio Deputy Commanders and have the exclusive authority to make decisions on their use. 12. Until the Collective Security Council makes a decision on the deployment and use of KSOR contingents, the Joint Headquarters, in cooperation with the CSTO Secretariat and interested ministries and departments, carries out deployment planning and coordination of joint KSOR training. 13. The provision of land, buildings, structures, infrastructure facilities, electricity, water, and other types of public utilities necessary to fulfill the tasks assigned to the Command is carried out in accordance with the Agreement on the Status of Formations of Forces and Means of the collective Security system.

Appendix 2 to the Agreement on the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the Organization Collective Security Treaty of June 14, 2009

Rules for the use of force CRRF

1. The use of force by the CRRF is carried out in the territories of the States parties to the Agreement on the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. 2. When conducting operations, the KSOR contingents ensure compliance with the principles and norms of international humanitarian law. 3. The authorization for the preparation and conduct of a CRRF operation is the decision of the Collective Security Council on the use of CRRF. 4. For the purposes of these Rules, the following terms are used: "weapon" - devices and objects designed to destroy a live or other target and send signals; "armament" - a set of weapons and technical means to ensure its use; "special equipment" - means of communication, information protection, technical means of information and telecommunication systems, means of radio control, specialized geographically distributed automated systems, typical local computer networks, life support equipment, personal protective equipment, including body armor, operational, forensic and search equipment, engineering equipment, security, surveillance and control systems, operational and service transport, technical means of ensuring road safety, as well as other technical means and their components used to supply the CRRF contingents.; "special means" are various kinds of products specially designed and intended for use by special forces formations in order to exert a non-lethal reversible effect on an object when repelling an attack, suppressing the commission of a crime, resisting, searching, detaining, delivering detainees, preventing escape from custody, freeing hostages, seized buildings, premises, structures, vehicles and sites, suppression of mass riots, stopping vehicles adopted by the KSOR contingents; "property, cargo and equipment" means weapons, ammunition, explosive devices and similar items, as well as narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors, explosives, highly toxic substances, radioactive and biological materials that pose a threat to human life and health and the environment, in the possession of any person or group of persons detained by the contingents CSR; A "psychological" operation is a set of organizational, technical and military measures, as well as intelligence, counterintelligence and operational-search measures and information and propaganda campaigns carried out to exert psychological influence on forces opposing the CRRF in order to change their mental state and behavior in order to achieve the objectives of the operation. 5. The use of force is permitted: when repelling an armed attack, including aggression, and taking measures to prevent, localize, and neutralize other military threats; for the purpose of suppressing organized armed resistance by terrorist forces, as well as eliminating illegal armed formations, organized criminal groups, countering illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors, weapons, ammunition and explosives, and other types of transnational organized crime; when attacking or threatening to attack personnel, property or facilities of the CRRF; in order to prevent violations of the norms and principles of international humanitarian law in the area of operation; to prevent interference in the actions of the CRRF, including countering mass riots that hinder the fulfillment of the tasks assigned by the CRRF, and repelling attacks on objects protected by the CRRF. 6. When conducting CRRF operations by contingents, the main methods of using force are: the use of weapons, armaments, special equipment and special means in the case of the exercise of the right to self-defense, including when it is necessary to force the attacking party (aggressor) to peace, to protect civilians from attacks that pose a real threat to human life and health.; detention and inspection of vehicles, aircraft, property, cargo and equipment that pose a threat to personnel and facilities of the CRRF, carried out in accordance with the legislation of the receiving Party with subsequent transfer to the receiving Party. If it is impossible to transfer the detained property, cargo and equipment to the receiving Party and store it, in the absence of an alternative, the Command may take a decision forced by military necessity to destroy them.; assistance in the detention of offenders in accordance with the legislation of the receiving Party, followed by transfer to the receiving Party; conducting psychological operations against forces opposing the CRRF, and implementing measures to combat psychological operations by forces opposing the CRRF, carried out on the basis of decisions taken by the Command. 7. CRRF contingents use force in accordance with these Rules and taking into account the legislation of the host Country. 8. The command is responsible for ensuring that the personnel of the CRRF comply with these Rules. 9. The CRRF contingent uses force on the basis of a combat order (combat order) of the Commander. The commanders of the units, military units and formations of the KSOR contingents, based on the decisions of the Command, issue appropriate orders, orders, commands and signals for the use of force during the direct control of the units, military units and formations they head.

SPECIAL OPINION of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the draft Agreement on the CSTO CRRF

The position of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the fundamental provisions of the draft Agreement on the CSTO CRRF is as follows:  I. According to article 2 (on the purpose and objectives of the CRRF): Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 2 should be combined and worded as follows:  "2. CSRs are designed for:  prompt response to challenges and threats to the security of the CSTO member states, repelling external military aggression committed against one or more CSTO member states, with the consent or in accordance with the request of these states themselves. Collective forces cannot be used as a military component in the CIS and in the CSTO states to resolve disputes and confrontations that may arise between these states; to conduct special operations to combat international terrorism and violent manifestations of extremism, drug trafficking and other types of transnational organized crime, as well as to eliminate the consequences of natural and man-made emergencies.". The question of the purpose of the CRRF is of fundamental importance, since based on the purpose of the Collective Forces, the composition, structure, procedure for deployment and use, as well as other issues related to the formation and functioning of the CRRF, will be formed. The Agreement on the CRRF should clearly state that they cannot be used as a military component in the CIS and in the CSTO states to resolve disputes and confrontations that may arise between these states. At the same time, we proceed from the immutable conviction that each of the CSTO member states is able to resolve its internal contradictions and confrontations on its own without involving Armed Forces from outside. And only in the case of external aggression and forceful interference from the outside will there be a need to attract and apply CSR. II. According to article 4 (on the procedure for deciding on the application of the CRRF): The first paragraph of Article 4 should be worded as follows: "The decision on the deployment and use of CRRF contingents is made by the Collective Security Council at the request of one or more parties on the basis of consensus." The proposed addition of this paragraph to the provision: "or with the consent of the Parties for whom this Agreement has entered into force" is unacceptable for the Uzbek side, since in this case the principle of "consensus" is violated, which, ultimately, can lead to contradictions and disagreements within the CSTO itself. This proposal fundamentally contradicts the CSTO Charter, Article 12 of which states that "Decisions of the Security Council, the Council of Foreign Ministers, the CFR and the KSSB on issues other than procedural ones are taken by consensus."  III. Under article 6 (on planning the deployment and application of CRRF): It is proposed to formulate article 6 as follows: "The deployment of CRRF contingents is carried out in accordance with a pre-developed plan approved by the Collective Security Council (and not the CSTO OSH), the structure, content, procedure for the development, storage and refinement of which are determined by the Council of Ministers of Defense of the CSTO. A CSTO member state sends its military contingent to the territory of another state only if this action does not contradict its national legislation. The host state decides to deploy military contingents of the CSTO member states allocated to the CRRF on its territory, if this does not contradict its national legislation." The provision that a CSTO member state sends its military contingent to the territory of another state, and also decides to deploy military contingents of other CSTO member states allocated to the CRRF to its territory only if this does not contradict its national legislation, is a fundamental proposal defining the basis for planning and the use of Collective Forces. The proposal to delete this provision (paragraphs 2 and 3 as amended by the Uzbek side) is unacceptable, since it implies that the head of State, based on considerations of some kind of "collective solidarity" or expediency, signs the relevant document and thereby undertakes to amend one or another article of national legislation that contradicts this document. This basically contradicts logic: legislation is not changed by the will of one person, the leader, but by the highest legislative, representative body of the country (parliament). This proposal contradicts national legislation, in particular, article 15 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, according to which the unconditional supremacy of the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan is recognized in Uzbekistan.  IV. Under article 17 (on the procedure for the application and entry into force of the Agreement): We consider it necessary to present this article in the following wording: "This Agreement is subject to ratification by the signatories and enters into force on the 30th day after the date of deposit of the fourth instrument of ratification with the depositary. For the Signatory Party to this Agreement and which has ratified it later, it shall enter into force on the date of deposit of its instrument of ratification with the depositary." The Uzbek side cannot agree to a proposal allowing for the possibility of temporary application of the CRRF Agreement from the date of its signing. In this case, the meaning of the ratification of the document is lost, the opinion of the parliaments of the CSTO member states is completely ignored. In accordance with article 78 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the ratification and denunciation of international treaties falls within the exclusive competence of the Parliament of Uzbekistan. Without taking into account the proposals contained in the Uzbek side's Dissenting Opinion on the draft Agreement on the CRRF, it is not possible to consider the allocation of its contingent of Armed Forces to the CRRF and, accordingly, changes in the staffing, structure of the Secretariat and the Joint Staff of the CSTO, as well as conducting exercises within the framework of the CRRF.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan I. Karimov

June 14th, 2009

President

Republic of Kazakhstan

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