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TURKISH, U.S. INSPECTORS TO MAKE OBSERVATION FLIGHT OVER RUSSIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 2, 2012 - 10:34 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A group of Turkish and U.S. inspectors will make a
joint observation flight over Russia in line with the international
Open Skies Treaty, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday,
May 2.
According to RIA Novosti, the inspection will be carried out on May
2-5 on board a Casa CN-235 transport aircraft.
"The aircraft and equipment on its board have undergone the necessary
international certification procedure that Russian representatives
also took part in," the ministry said in a statement.
The flight will follow a route coordinated with Russian specialists.
The Open Skies Treaty, signed in 1992 on an initiative of U.S.
President George H.W. Bush, established a regime of unarmed aerial
observation flights over the territories of its 34 member states
to promote openness and the transparency of military forces and
activities.
The treaty entered into force on January 1, 2002 and its regime covers
the national territories (land, islands, and internal and territorial
waters) of all the treaty signatory states. It is an important element
of the European security structure.
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 2, 2012 - 10:34 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A group of Turkish and U.S. inspectors will make a
joint observation flight over Russia in line with the international
Open Skies Treaty, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday,
May 2.
According to RIA Novosti, the inspection will be carried out on May
2-5 on board a Casa CN-235 transport aircraft.
"The aircraft and equipment on its board have undergone the necessary
international certification procedure that Russian representatives
also took part in," the ministry said in a statement.
The flight will follow a route coordinated with Russian specialists.
The Open Skies Treaty, signed in 1992 on an initiative of U.S.
President George H.W. Bush, established a regime of unarmed aerial
observation flights over the territories of its 34 member states
to promote openness and the transparency of military forces and
activities.
The treaty entered into force on January 1, 2002 and its regime covers
the national territories (land, islands, and internal and territorial
waters) of all the treaty signatory states. It is an important element
of the European security structure.