This was announced in Moscow today by Anatoly Sidorov, head of the united headquarters of the Organization. The briefing was held in a teleconference format with all countries included in the collective security agreement. One of the topics is the preparation for the joint CSTO doctrine Combat Brotherhood-2019. It will be held in the fall simultaneously on the territory of three countries: Belarus, Russia and Tajikistan. More specific terms, the number of armed forces and equipment, as well as the names of polygons will be discussed at staff negotiations a few months before the start of the exercise.
The military-political situation in the area of responsibility of the CSTO and the tasks of the Collective Forces of the organization for 2019 were discussed at the briefing.












