RUSSIA, ARMENIA TO CREATE JOINT AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM

PanARMENIAN.Net
13.02.2009 15:09 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia and Armenia are planning creation of joint
air defense system, CSTO Secretary General said.

"Possibility of creation of exchangeable air defense system in Central
Asia is also under consideration," Nikolay Bordyuzha told a news
conference in Moscow.

"This is the initial stage of creation of three anti-aircraft systems
in Eastern European dimension, Caucasus and Central Asia. Then we will
proceed to coordination of all three regional systems and development
of information exchange scheme. It’s a part of work we carry out
in the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization,"
he said, RBC reports.

The CSTO includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia,
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.