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Belarus To Join CSTO's Rapid Reaction Forces

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev at an informal CSTO summit in July 2009 (front, left to right)

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October 03, 2009
The decision to join the CSTO's military unit is a policy change for Minsk, as President Alyaksandr Lukashenka refused to sign the documents on joining the rapid-reaction forces at the June 14 CSTO summit in Moscow in protest over Russia's ban on the import of Belarusian dairy products. More

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