CSTO concerned about sharp deterioration in India-Pakistan relations

“Despite the fact that the intensity of confrontation has recently decreased, there is still a high potential for the conflict to escalate into a hot phase,” Imangali Tasmagambetov noted
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is concerned about the recent sharp deterioration in relations between New Delhi and Islamabad and the risk of the conflict’s further escalation, CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov said.
“The sharp aggravation in relations between India and Pakistan, which has led to serious clashes is a cause of great concern. Despite the fact that the intensity of confrontation has recently decreased, there is still a high potential for the conflict to escalate into a hot phase,” Tasmagambetov noted at a meeting of the Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in Bishkek.
“We are convinced that both sides of the conflict and the international community should utilize all available opportunities towards de-escalating the armed confrontation and finding peaceful solutions to overcome the current situation,” the CSTO secretary general emphasized.
The meeting of the Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly is underway in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, which will chair the organization in 2025. The meeting is chaired by Russia’s State Duma Speaker and Chairman of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly Vyacheslav Volodin.
India-Pakistan relations deteriorated after the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. In the early hours of May 7, the Indian Armed Forces launched a military operation codenamed Sindoor and began attacking terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pak Occupied Kashmir. Islamabad tried some retaliatory strikes in response to New Delhi’s military operation and in the bargain got hammered very badly. On May 10, India accepted Pakistan’s plea to a ceasefire.