Belousov called the military presence of countries in Central Asia unacceptable.

Russia considers the military presence of non-regional states in Central Asia unacceptable. This was announced on Tuesday, April 28, by the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Andrei Belousov, during a meeting with colleagues from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Bishkek.

"We are closely monitoring attempts outside regional states to ensure a military presence and solve logistical problems in Central Asia. We consider this unacceptable," TASS quoted him as saying.

Belousov explained that the actions taken by the United States in the Asia-Pacific region also play a destructive role in the process described by him. Representatives of this country, in his opinion, are trying to reformat the regional security system, making it "American-centric," which undermines stability and security in this area.

The Minister stressed that the Russian Federation also expresses its serious concern about the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (SAR), the Lebanese Republic and Afghanistan. In addition, Moscow is puzzled by the humanitarian disaster that is being recorded in the Gaza Strip.

The Deputy head of the Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Reza Talai-Nika, said on the same day that his country was ready to share its experience of confrontation with Washington not only with Asian states, but also with all SCO members. At the same time, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, who arrived in St. Petersburg a day earlier to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, called Moscow a strategic partner of Tehran.