Putin to attend post-Soviet security bloc summit in Tajikistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday begins his two-day visit to Tajikistan that will host the summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

The summit of the CSTO, comprising Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan, will focus on response to the increased activity of terrorist and extremist groups.

Putin is scheduled to attend an informal dinner of the CSTO leaders in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe on Monday, and the main program of the summit is due to begin on Tuesday, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.