Kazakhstan, Astana, Aug. 15 / Trend A. Maratov /
The matter does not concern Uzbekistan's exclusion or withdrawal from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Nikolai Bordyuzha said.
The CSTO summit was informal and participation of the presidents was not required, Bordyuzha explained at a videopress conference "Moscow- Astana".
"Astana's summit was informal," he added. "Each president has the right to participate in it or not. There is another thing. The planned summit, to be held in Moscow on December 20 assumes the participation of all the presidents."
Uzbek leader Islam Karimov has refused from participating in the CSTO informal summit, which took place in Astana on August 12-13.
"I hope that the Uzbek President will participate in a Moscow meeting," Bordyuzha said.
The fifth informal summit of CSTO leaders was held in Astana last Friday. The participants discussed the current problems of the international situation, including the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as the CSTO responsibility zone.
Increasing the efficiency of the organization's activity was also considered. Following the meeting, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that the participants agreed on measures to strengthen the organization and improve its efficiency.
Belarus, as a CSTO chairman in 2011, actively works to reform the organization. It seeks to transform its military-political bloc, ready to help in a crisis situation.
CSTO is a military-political alliance, uniting seven CIS countries: Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Belarus, Uzbekistan and Armenia.