Interaction 2009 to finish in Kazakhstan on October 16October 13, 2009 - 18:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 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. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |