FINAL STAGES OF "RUBEZH 2008" EXERCISES START
Noyan Tapan
Au g 19, 2008
YEREVAN, AUGUST 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The final – 3rd and 4th stages of
"Rubezh 2008" Exercises began at the training ground after Marshal
H. Bagramian on August 18. In the words of the RA minister of defence
Seyran Ohanian, the purpose of the command post exercises is to repel
with joint forces a possible aggression by an enemy. The minister
underlined that the first and second stages of the exercises were
of army political importance, during which the level of various
departments’ readiness for cooperation was tested.
"The major stages of the exercises are 3rd and 4th stages involving
combat shooting done in accordance with a plan of strategic
importance. The aim of 3rd and 4th stages is the planning and
implementation of defence operations in case of a possible aggression
by an enemy," S. Ohanian said.
Following the the festive ceremony of launching the exercise, a
hearing on preparation for the final stage of the exercises was held,
during which those in charge of the exercises presented the tasks set
to them, the solutions for their implementation, and the measures
of both defensive and offensive character to be taken in case of a
collective aggression by a conditional enemy.
NT was informed by the RA defence ministry that bilateral command
post games of strategic importance with the participation of the main
military inspection are scheduled for October of this year.