DATE:
22/09/2008
MOSCOW, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- A joint military exercise between Russia and Belarus started on Monday 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.
Source:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/22/content_10092102.htm
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