Russia and Kazakhstan to agree on Air Defense single system

ASTANA. October 9. KAZINFORM "Russia and Kazakhstan are planning to agree on establishment of a single system of Air Defense of the two countries till the end 2012," Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said at the meeting with his Kazakh colleague Adilbek Dzahksybekov.

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According to him, till the end of 2012 it is planned to finish interstate procedures of adjusting a draft agreement and to prepare it for signing.  The ministers agreed to start consultations on adding missile potential to a unified regional air defense system.

Also, the defense ministers discussed prospects of military-technical cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan.

The issues related to the strengthening of military and military-technical cooperation within the CSTO, including the creation of the CSTO Military Committee and the improvement of the procurement of arms and military technology to countries - members of the organization were discussed at the meeting.

Besides, the sides discussed the way of realization of the Strategic and Cooperation Partnership Plan signed in March 2011.