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Basing missile defense elements near the borders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member countries may give an impetus to armament, the Russia-dominated ex-Soviet group said.
A statement issued by the CSTO parliamentary assembly reads that stationing missile defense systems in Europe would cause undesirable consequences. It also predicts a rapid rise in armament worldwide.
The organization currently comprises Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The United States is in talks with the Czech Republic and Poland to locate radars and interceptor missiles on their soil in a bid to protect itself against missile attacks from what it calls "rogue states" such as Iran and North Korea. Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to the United States to jointly operate the Gabala radar station in Azerbaijan as an alternative to Washington's plans. The US has not rejected the offer yet but said it would not back down from its plans to station radars in Eastern Europe.