FINAL STAGE OF CSTO COOPERATIVE HEADQUARTERS EXERCISES RUBEZH-2008 UNDERWAY AT BAGHRAMYAN POLYGON IN YEREVAN

ArmInfo
2008-08-22 10:50:00

ArmInfo.The final 4th stage of CSTO cooperative headquarters exercises
Rubezh-2008 is underway at Marshal Baghramyan polygon in Yerevan.

About 2.5 thousand servicemen of various troops are involved in the
given stage including 1.392 from Armenian armed forces and 1,106
from Russia armed forces. CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha,
Defense Minister of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan, as well as the heads of
Armenian military departments, military attaches of the US, British,
Chinese, Greek, Bulgarian and Iranian embassies in Armenia are
observing the exercises.

To recall, the first stage of the exercises was held in Yerevan as
well. The second stage was at CSTO United Staff Department Point and
the third stage was at the United Group of Troops Department Point.

Tactical exercises with field firing will be held in the course of
the given stage of exercises with participation of the armed forces
of Armenia, Russia and Tajikistan. A complex research group was set
up to study the efficiency of the exercises. The group comprises
representatives of the Defense Ministry, Emergency Situations
Ministry, National Security Council and Police as well as RF DM and
CSTO United Staff.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress