SERGEY SHOYGU ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF CIS COUNCIL OF DEFENSE MINISTERS
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December 11, 2012 | 12:55
Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu was elected chairman of the
CIS Council of Defense Minister. The decision was made during the
63rd session of theCouncil held in Moscow.
The Voice of Russia reported Azerbaijani Minister Safar Abiyev offered
to nominate Shoygu.
The chairman is elected for three years. Defense Ministers from
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia,
Tajikistan and Ukraine as well as Deputy Defense Minister of
Uzbekistan, are participating in the work of the session. The
participants will sum up the activities and will confirm the program
for 2013.