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CSTO RAPID DEPLOYMENT FORCE BEGINS DRILLS IN BELARUS
17:01, 19 September, 2013
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 19, ARMENPRESS: The Interaction-2013 military
exercises of the Collective rapid deployment force of the Collective
Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) were officially kicked off at the
Osipovichsky firing range in Belarus on Thursday, CSTO press secretary
Vladimir Zainetdinov told Itar-Tass, as reported by Armenpress.
According to Zainetdinov, these drills are being held concurrently
with other military exercises, the Russian-Belarusian strategic
drills Zapad-2013. The Interaction-2013 exercises will drill skills
of the collective rapid deployment force in case of terrorist groups'
penetration into the territory of a member state of the Collective
Security Treaty Organization.
The drills involve over 600 servicemen, about 60 units of combat
hardware and up to 15 planes and helicopters from Armenia, Belarus,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. The Russian armed
grouping makes a third of all participants in the drills. The
paratroopers will be represented by two operative groups, namely the
command staff and a tactical battalion of the 31st guards separate air
assault (peacekeeping) brigade, which includes an air assault company,
a self-propelled artillery squadron and a reconnaissance platoon. The
Russian Air Force is represented by six airplanes IL-76MD from Tver
and six helicopters of army aviation.
Earlier Armenpress reported that Armenia will participate in the joint
military exercises Cooperation 2013 of the Rapid Reaction Forces
of the Collective Security Treaty Organization with 50 officers
and servicemen. The participation in such exercises raises the
efficiency of any army. The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense
of the Republic of Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan noted that Armenia is
always ready to take part in the exercises and considers it to be quite
important. "We are participating in different military trainings every
year and it will be continuative", - clarified Artsrun Hovhannisyan.
In 2012 the Cooperation 2012 was held in Armenia. The event was
attended by the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, the Minister of
Defense of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan, the head of the operative and
combat training department of the CSTO united staff Vladimir Ustinov,
other senior servicemen and the representatives of CSTO secretariat.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization was signed in 1992, May
15. Armenia, Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and
Uzbekistan are among the CSTO member states.
© 2009 ARMENPRESS.am
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/733585/csto-rapid-deployment-force-begins-drills-in-belarus.html
From: A. Papazian
17:01, 19 September, 2013
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 19, ARMENPRESS: The Interaction-2013 military
exercises of the Collective rapid deployment force of the Collective
Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) were officially kicked off at the
Osipovichsky firing range in Belarus on Thursday, CSTO press secretary
Vladimir Zainetdinov told Itar-Tass, as reported by Armenpress.
According to Zainetdinov, these drills are being held concurrently
with other military exercises, the Russian-Belarusian strategic
drills Zapad-2013. The Interaction-2013 exercises will drill skills
of the collective rapid deployment force in case of terrorist groups'
penetration into the territory of a member state of the Collective
Security Treaty Organization.
The drills involve over 600 servicemen, about 60 units of combat
hardware and up to 15 planes and helicopters from Armenia, Belarus,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. The Russian armed
grouping makes a third of all participants in the drills. The
paratroopers will be represented by two operative groups, namely the
command staff and a tactical battalion of the 31st guards separate air
assault (peacekeeping) brigade, which includes an air assault company,
a self-propelled artillery squadron and a reconnaissance platoon. The
Russian Air Force is represented by six airplanes IL-76MD from Tver
and six helicopters of army aviation.
Earlier Armenpress reported that Armenia will participate in the joint
military exercises Cooperation 2013 of the Rapid Reaction Forces
of the Collective Security Treaty Organization with 50 officers
and servicemen. The participation in such exercises raises the
efficiency of any army. The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense
of the Republic of Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan noted that Armenia is
always ready to take part in the exercises and considers it to be quite
important. "We are participating in different military trainings every
year and it will be continuative", - clarified Artsrun Hovhannisyan.
In 2012 the Cooperation 2012 was held in Armenia. The event was
attended by the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, the Minister of
Defense of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan, the head of the operative and
combat training department of the CSTO united staff Vladimir Ustinov,
other senior servicemen and the representatives of CSTO secretariat.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization was signed in 1992, May
15. Armenia, Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and
Uzbekistan are among the CSTO member states.
© 2009 ARMENPRESS.am
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/733585/csto-rapid-deployment-force-begins-drills-in-belarus.html
From: A. Papazian