The replacement of Soviet-made MiG-21 Lancer fighters with second-hand U.S. F-16 Falcon jets will cost Romania around $1.3 billion, the Romanian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
The Kyrgyz Prosecutor General"s Office charged nine officials in connection with the violent crackdown on demonstrators in Bishkek in early April, which left dozens of people dead, the 24.kg news agency said on Wednesday.
The rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan creates security risks for bordering Central Asian states, the head of the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) said on Thursday.