Dushanbe. July 28. INTERFAX-The United States, against the background of the withdrawal of NATO contingents from Afghanistan, is trying to create logistics structures in a number of countries for the subsequent deployment of its facilities there, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday at a meeting of the heads of military departments of the SCO member states.
"The hasty withdrawal of foreign contingents provoked an additional sharp jump in military-political tension and a surge in hostilities. At the same time, the Americans are more concerned about the possibility of creating new transit routes and logistics structures in the Central Asian states, the deployment of their military bases and facilities," Shoigu said.
According to him, the Russian military is aware of such attempts.
"We believe that this will not lead to anything good, but it can only lead to a long-term presence of the Alliance in the region and additional instability," the minister said.
In this context, Shoigu noted,"it is extremely important to hold constant consultations between our countries in order to prevent the flow of destabilizing processes on the territory of the SCO states."
