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July 2nd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Lilit Gevorgyan, an analyst covering the former Soviet states for IHS Global
Insight/Janes Information Group, agreed that potential closer military ties
with the US was a driving factor behind Uzbekistan’s decision to quit the
CSTO.
“It is very likely that the US would prefer a transit base in Uzbekistan like
Manas in Kyrgyzstan, strengthening the Northern Distribution Network,” she
said in an emailed note.
“As a CSTO member, Uzbekistan must co-ordinate any potential plans to host
Western military with the CIS military bloc — hence having more of a free
hand in deciding on the US base could be the main factor behind Tashkent’s
decision to withdraw.”
The abrupt suspension of its membership from the CSTO also furnishes
Uzbekistan’s reputation for unilateral actions.
Uzbekistan has a population of 30 million people and lies at the heart of
Central Asia.
After the five Central Asian countries gained independence from the Soviet
Union in 1991 Uzbekistan should naturally have become the fulcrum of the
region. Instead, it has proved a difficult partner and Islam Karimov, the
Uzbek president, has often preferred to play a peripheral role in regional
affairs.
The CSTO was established in Tashkent, the Uzbek capital, in 1992 and, as well
as Russia, also includes Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Armenia and
Belarus. Uzbekistan previously suspended its membership of the group from
1999 until 2006.
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