The Parliament of Kyrgyzstan today approved deployment of Kyrgyz troops to Kazakhstan as part of Collective Security Treaty Organization peacekeeping mission, APA reports citing AKIPress.
69 MPs voted for sending troops and 7 voted against.
Kyrgyzstan will send 150 soldiers, 8 armored vehicles, 11 vehicles to Kazakhstan.
Kyrgyz troops will guard strategic facilities in Kazakhstan.
The Cabinet of Ministers said earlier Kyrgyzstan is ready to comply with its obligations as a CSTO ally.