Russia, Armenia To Hold Joint Military Exercise

RUSSIA, ARMENIA TO HOLD JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE

RIA Novosti, Russia
Sept 6 2005

TBILISI, September 6 (RIA Novosti, Marina Kvaratskhelia) -Russia and
Armenia are to hold a joint military exercise from September 7 to 14,
a spokesman for the Russian armed forces announced Tuesday.

Vladimir Kuparadze, Press Officer of Russia’s South Caucasus Command,
said the exercise will be held at the Bagramyan firing range in
Armenia and that it will involve both air and ground forces.

It will be held in keeping with the CIS Collective Security Treaty,
which also includes Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.