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On May 16, a meeting of the heads of the CSTO members took place in Moscow. Before that, Russian President Putin met with Rakhmon the President of the Republic of Tajikistan. It was about the modernization of the Tajik army. Even during his speech to other presidents, Rahmon focused on his problems.

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 Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa, on Friday 17 June termed the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) announcement, as a “great achievement” for Pakistan. The COAS said it was a “monumental effort” that paved way for the country’s “whitelisting”.