Russia, Belarus hold joint military drill
22/9/2008 16:39
A joint military exercise between Russia and Belarus started today to
defend the security of the neighboring allies, Itar-Tass news agency
reported.
The month-long Stability-2008 strategic command staff exercises
involved several ministries of the two countries and will be held in various
regions of Russia and Belarus, said Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Alexander
Drobyshevsky.
The war game is intended to "train the deployment of the
Russian Armed Forces, combat missions of troops to localize and fight armed
conflicts, terrorist activity, natural disasters and man-made catastrophes in
order to provide strategic deterrence and security for the Russia-Belarus Union
State, Itar-Tass said, citing Russian Defense Minister Anatoly
Serdyukov.
Xinhua
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