CIS member states to conduct command and staff training of anti-missile defense systemApril 14, 2008 - 16:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A command and staff training of the CIS joint anti-missile defense system will be conducted on April 22."Some 110 jets and helicopters will be enabled. Over 20 various exercises in air borders defense will be practiced. Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will take part in the training," said colonel Alexander Drobyshevsky, assistant to commander-in-chief of the Russian Armed Forces. The training will be conducted under command of colonel general Alexander Zelin, reported the Central Asian News Service. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |