That was very foolhardly on Uzbekistan's they along with Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Georgia should be persuaded to join because seeing whats going on in Syria which will quickly spread to Iran.  When that happens Russia will be next so instead of not sticking together why not just stand together unless you want to end up like Georgia.

Uzbekistan is Central Asia's most populous country. Its 29,559,100 populationcomprise nearly half the region's total population. According to official sources, Uzbeks comprise a majority (80%) of the total population or 23,647,280  uzbeks.Uzbekistan has the fourth largest gold deposits in the world. The country mines 80 tons of gold annually, seventh in the world. Uzbekistan's copper deposits rank tenth in the world and its uranium deposits twelfth. The country's uranium production ranks seventh globally. The Uzbek national gas company, Uzbekneftgas, ranks 11th in the world in natural gas production with an annual output of 60 to 70 billion cubic meters. The country has significant untapped reserves of oil and gas: there are 194 deposits of hydrocarbons in Uzbekistan, including 98 condensate and natural gas deposits and 96 gas condensate deposits. The largest corporations involved in Uzbekistan's energy sector are the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Petronas, the Korea National Oil Corporation, Gazprom, Lukoil, and Uzbekneftgas. Uzbekistan's 2005 Corruption Perception Index was 137 out of 159 countries, whereas in 2007 Uzbekistan was 175th out of 179 countries.A February 2006 report on the country by the International Crisis Group suggests that revenues earned from key exports, especially cotton, gold, corn and increasingly gas, are distributed among a very small circle of the ruling elite, with little or no benefit for the populace at large.

Zazsh (unregistered) wrote in #2 the dismemberment of russia has began.. CSTO will fall apart, ..then slowly russia will disintegrate as well..  listen you are wrong we are not 25 000 000, now we are 35 000 000, if you count uzbeks in abroud then we are 45 000 000