In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Taalatbek Masadykov, centre, attends a meeting with Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, in Moscow, Russia.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov attends a meeting with Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Taalatbek Masadykov, in Moscow, Russia. Deputy Defence Minister Vasily Osmakov, is at left.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Taalatbek Masadykov attends a meeting with Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, in Moscow, Russia.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, second right, and Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Taalatbek Masadykov, second left, attend a meeting in Moscow, Russia.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov attends a meeting with Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Taalatbek Masadykov, in Moscow, Russia.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, second right, and Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Taalatbek Masadykov, second left, attend a meeting in Moscow, Russia.

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