CSTO to hold annual military exercises in Armenia
14:35, 12 September 2012
YEREVAN. September 12. KAZINFORM The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a military alliance among members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, will hold its annual joint military exercises on Saturday.
The "Cooperation-2012" drills will last until Sept. 19 and involve the armed forces of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Combat-training exercises were staged here Monday in preparation for the regional security bloc's military drill. A total of 100 Russian troops and Armenian tank units took part in the rehearsal, Xinhua reports.
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