President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan has officially signed the law regarding the ratification of the protocol amending the CSTO Peacekeeping Agreement of October 6, 2007. The protocol, initially signed on September 16, 2021, in Dushanbe, introduces crucial changes aimed at enhancing the CSTO's peacekeeping capabilities, 24.kg reports.
The amended agreement introduces the concept of a "coordinating state," designated from among the CSTO member states by the CSTO Collective Security Council. This coordinating state will oversee the creation of collective peacekeeping forces within the CSTO for deployment in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations.
Under the protocol, the involvement of CSTO collective peacekeeping forces in UN peacekeeping operations is governed by an agreement between the coordinating state and the authorized UN unit. The protocol also outlines that the inclusion of contingents in the collective peacekeeping forces of the CSTO is subject to regulation through bilateral and multilateral agreements between the coordinating state and other CSTO member states.
Importantly, each CSTO member state retains the right to deploy its peacekeeping contingents, registered in the UN Peacekeeping Capacity Readiness System, to participate in peacekeeping operations under a UN mandate. The CSTO Collective Security Council must be duly informed about the participation of member states in such endeavors.
The recent law signed by President Japarov paves the way for the implementation of domestic procedures necessary for the formal ratification of the protocol. Notably, the Jogorku Kenesh, the national parliament of Kyrgyzstan, passed the law on November 22, 2023.
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