The Central Asian country’s state security department said the exercises would involve special forces and law enforcement agencies of Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states, and would be held at a military zone by lake Issyk Kul.

The exercises will continue until 31 .

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is set to hold a summit on June 15, bringing together the presidents of member nations Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and China, as well as the leaders of Iran, Pakistan, India and Mongolia, which currently have observer status in the alliance, but have expressed interest in becoming full members.

The SCO was set up a decade ago to deal with Islamic extremism and other security threats in Central Asia, but has since expanded its scope to include cooperation in disaster relief and trade.