B. Sagintayev took part in the ceremony of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the CSTO completing their mission in Kazakhstan

B. Sagintayev took part in the ceremony of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the CSTO completing their mission in Kazakhstan
Servicemen of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization were seen off in Almaty.
 
Seeing off the peacekeeping contingent, which took place on the parade ground of the Military Institute of the Ground Forces named after the Hero of the Soviet Union, Halyk kaharmany of Army General Sagadat Nurmagambetov, was attended by CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Major General Mukhamedzhan Talasov, Mayor of Almaty Bakhytzhan Sagintayev .
 
The words of sincere gratitude to all personnel for decisive actions, impeccability in the performance of military duty were expressed by the commander of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces, Colonel General Anatoly Serdyukov.
 
The Commander also expressed gratitude to the leadership of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan for their assistance in resolving issues of ensuring the welfare of the multinational peacekeeping contingent.
 
Akim of Almaty Bakhytzhan Sagintayev recalled that all the CSTO member states unanimously supported the appeal of President Kassym- Jomart Tokayev about attracting a peacekeeping contingent to assist in restoring constitutional order and overcoming the terrorist threat.
 
- During these days, the peacekeepers have done colossal work. First of all, to strengthen the security and defense of important state and strategic facilities, assistance was provided in maintaining law and order in assigned areas. All this played a very important role in stabilizing the situation in Almaty, - B. Sagintayev emphasized.
 
According to the Akim  of Almaty, at the current stage, active restoration work is being carried out in all spheres of the city's life.
- On my own behalf and on behalf of all Almaty residents, let me thank you and all participants in the CSTO peacekeeping mission for your invaluable contribution to maintaining peace and peaceful skies overhead in our city and the whole country, - B. Sagintayev said.
 
Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Major General Mukhamedzhan Talasov, noted that the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces - President of the country Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev appealed to the Heads of the member states of the Organization with a request to introduce a joint peacekeeping contingent to assist in stabilizing the situation in the country.
 
- You provided protection for strategic and other important facilities. Thanks to your arrival, Kazakh servicemen, internal affairs officers were able to begin their direct duties of searching for and detaining bandit elements, - said M. Talasov.
 
On behalf of the Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan, gratitude was expressed to the military personnel of the contingent of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces. A number of peacekeepers were awarded medals "For Contribution to International Cooperation" and certificates by order of the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
 
In accordance with the decision of the Collective Security Council in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the CSTO were deployed and carried out tasks to protect state, military facilities and objects of social significance.
 
Following the principles of good neighborliness and military cooperation, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan sent their military contingents in the amount of 2030 people and 250 pieces of equipment to the territory of Kazakhstan as fraternal assistance in restoring constitutional order.
 
Allies in the Organization provided support and timely assistance to Kazakhstan in the face of a terrorist attack. With peacekeepers taking under protection the most important facilities, it was made possible to release a significant part of the forces and means of the Armed Forces, law enforcement agencies and transfer them to the fight against terrorists. In this situation, the effectiveness of the Collective Security Treaty Organization was clearly manifested.
 
The phased withdrawal of the CSTO peacekeeping contingent from our country will be carried out in accordance with the deadlines set by the President of Kazakhstan, starting from January 13 of this year.