CSTO SEC. GEN. OBSERVES ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN EXERCISES

Pan Armenian News
13.09.2005 02:42

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian President Robert Kocharian will observe the
final phase of the annual joint Armenian-Russian military and tactical
exercises that are held on the ground after marshal Baghramyan in
Armavir region of Armenia. These are the tenth Armenian Russian
exercises on the territory of Armenia. Secretary of the National
Security Council at the Armenian President, Defense Minister Serge
Sargsyan, CSTO Sec. Gen. Nikolay Bordyuzha and commander of the Group
of Russian Troops in Transcaucasia (GRTT) major general Andrey Popov
will follow the firing as well. The ground is also being prepared
to the firing. Motor shooting fortified regiment will represent the
Armenian party, while servicemen and equipment of the 102nd Russian
military base situated in Gyumri (the northern part Armenia) will
represent Russia. Aviation will take part in the maneuvers. The script
of the exercises provides for repulsing an attack of a conditional
adversary and subsequent elimination of his units. The exercises aim
at working out interaction between the Armenian and Russian formations,
reported IA Regnum.