BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

18/06/2006

Russia, Belarus To Conduct Union Shield-2006 Exercise In June

MINSK, JUN 18 Belarus will host a joint large-scale military exercise with Russia on June 17-25, to be attended by the leaders of a regional security bloc''s member states, a Belarusian Defense Ministry spokesman said. The Union Shield-2006 command and staff exercises will involve a total of 8,800 servicemen, of which about 7,000 will represent Belarus, the spokesman said. He said the leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) countries (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan) were expected to attend the exercise, which will be conducted within the framework of the organization, reports AFP.

Source:

http://www.mediafax.ro/english/articole-free/Russia--Belarus-To-Conduct-Union-Shield-2--6-Exercise-In-June-504836-9.html

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