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Military drills are over

Official


Serzh Sargsyan followed up on the final phase of the "Cooperation 2009" military drills organized by the Rapid Reaction Collective Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) held at the "Maribulak" range in Kazakhstan.

The military drills held on October 12-16 in Kazakhstan were the first drills after the creation of the Rapid Reaction Forces. Armenia took part in the drills with one battalion and officers, making up a total of 110 soldiers.

The CSTO command headquarters and the command staff of the military drills praised the Armenian soldiers' participation and their combative readiness.

Following up on the final phase of the "Cooperation 2009" military drills were the presidents of the CSTO-member countries, including the Republic of Armenia, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

The heads of member states praised the results of the military drills and underlined once again that the creation of the Rapid Reaction Collective Forces conveyed new content to the Collective Security Treaty Organization.

The delegation headed by Serzh Sargsyan returned to Yerevan today in the evening.