President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said that the start of the withdrawal of the CSTO peacekeeping forces is scheduled for Thursday, ria.ru reports.

“The organized withdrawal of the CSTO peacekeeping contingent begins tomorrow. I have held talks with the heads of the respective countries. I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the command of the military group for the work done over these few days,” Tokayev said.