CIS Defence Ministers Council meets in Moscow

The Council of Ministers of Defence of the member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States held a regular meeting chaired by Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov.

'I welcome you to the session of the CIS Defence Ministers Council held in the Russian Federation. Our work is taking place against the backdrop of a tense geopolitical situation and escalating interstate contradictions,' said Andrei Belouso

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The Russian Defence Minister stressed that, in the current situation, security can only be ensured by joint efforts and concerted actions of the defence departments of friendly countries.

'Today, we discussed in detail the military and political situation within the Commonwealth. We outlined practical steps to ensure regional and Eurasian security,' he sai

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According to the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, during the session decisions, aimed at developing military cooperation within the framework of the CIS and improving joint military systems, were taken.

'They concern the practical implementation of the Concept of Military Cooperation until 2030, the optimisation of interaction between the troops of the Combined Air Defence System and the development of the Combined NBC Protection System,' noted Andrei Belousov.

In the course of the meeting, were approved military cooperation activities, approaches to organising military support, and financial documents for the activities of the combined air defence system until 2027.

Earlier, heads of the CIS delegations laid flowers at the Victory Monument at the Poklonnaya Hill. The participants of the ceremony observed a minute of silence in memory of the soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War. The ceremony ended with the marching of the honour guard company.

Russian Defence Ministry