Joint operating plan of armed forces for 2014 approved at Council of Defense Ministers of CIS countries

5 июня 2013

One of the main ideas will be cooperation in the field of humanitarian mine clearing. Sergey Shoygu said that tomorrow a joint aviation history of Belarus and Russia would begin.


By Dmitry Luksha: One of the main issued discussed today at the meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS countries was the sphere of antiaircraft defense. As it was noted, in August and September this year joint exercises of air defence teams with field firing Comradeship-in-Arms 2013. Two polygons in Russia and Kazakhstan will be a deployment site for military men for the time directly.


The sphere of antiaircraft defense is one of the most effective modes of interaction of defense postures of the CIS countries. Joint exercises will be both a breakthrough and a guarantor of quality of air defense integrated systems at the same time. Battles at polygons of Russia and Kazakhstan will allow disclosing the potential of both military men of Belarus and neighboring countries fully once again as well as will strengthen the level of partnership and national security and general safety fundamentals.


Yury Zhadobin, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Belarus: The decisions made at the meeting are focused on the improvement of military cooperation of the CIS countries and work towards mutually advantageous cooperation in the military sphere allowing for common and national interests.

The aviation partnership of Belarus and Russia was the most resonant topic. At the time of the last visit of Sergey Shoygu to Belarus it was decided to create a joint aviation base in Belarus. Tomorrow a number of experts headed by the Commander-in-Chief of the Military Aviation of Russia arrived in Minsk. The group will localize the future airfield for locating equipment.


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