October 13, 2009 - 18:37 AMT
Interaction 2009 to finish in Kazakhstan on October 16
The final stage of CSTO's Interaction-2009 command-headquarter training is scheduled in Kazakhstan for October 16.

Military exercises were launched on October 2, with the first joint training organized on October 7, Kazakhstan's Embassy to Armenia reported to a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent. Trainings brought together servicemen from the armed forces of Kazakhstan, Russia, Armenia and Kygyzstan. Parties successfully elaborated various tactical tasks on resisting aggression, stabilizing atmosphere, blocking and eliminating foreign military detachments etc.

More active trainings are planned for October 16. Presidents and Defense Minister from CSTO member states are expected to attend the final stage of exercises.

CSTO's large scale trainings are aimed at assessing organization's real potentials as a political-military union, solving various tasks in real conditions and acting as peace and stability guarantor in the region.