MOSCOW, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin visited traditional allies of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on Monday and Tuesday to "synchronize watches" in face of challenges, analysts said.
According to them, Putin's diplomatic flurry, which was rare in recent years, aimed to settle pressing issues in the region and build a more consolidated Central Asia.
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Russia will beef up efforts to protect the Tajik-Afghan border, including using a Russian military base in Tajikistan, Putin said after talks with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon.
Under a deal that expires in 2042, the Russian military base in Tajikistan now houses the largest ground troops of the Russian Armed Forces outside the country.
"This is important because Tajikistan shares a 1,300-km border with Afghanistan, where comes growing terrorist threat," said Stanislav Pritchin, research fellow at the Center for Central Asia and Caucasus Studies of the Oriental Studies Institute in Russia.
During Putin's visit, Russia and Kyrgyzstan also agreed to strengthen military and technical cooperation to fight terrorism and crimes.
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan are members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a Russia-led military alliance established in 1992.
Putin said Russia will coordinate joint activities with the three countries within the CSTO.
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