Kazakh Defense Minister overmatched military exercises in Belarus
ASTANA. September 29. KAZINFORM Two-day visit of the Kazakh military delegation headed by Kazakh Minister of Defense Adilbek Dzhaksybekov to Belarus has been finished today, Kazinform refers to the Kazakh Defense Ministry.
The representatives of the Kazakh Army took part in the operational-strategic exercises "West-2009" as observers. The exercises were held with participation of the military authorities, forces and unities of the Armed Forces of Russia and Belarus.
The Kazakh delegation visited the Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus on September 28, where a meeting of the Kazakh Defense Minister with Head of the Academy Major General Sergey Bobrikov was held.
The next day the Kazakh minister overmatched conducting combat trainings, where Russian and Belarusian troops realized a complex of practical measures on preparation to tactical defense, camouflage of the positions.
Upon the completion of the trainings the Head of the Kazakh Ministry get acquainted with new and modernized samples of armament, military and special equipment of Belarus. The Kazakh delegation took part in the ceremony of awarding of the participants of the exercises as well.