CSTO planning military drills in Armenia, Kazakhstan and Russia
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is planning to conduct large-scale military exercises in Armenia, Kazakhstan and Russia as part of its continuing activities to raise member states’ military efficiency.
Speaking to the Russian news agency TASS, the joint headquarters’ chief, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov, said they are scheduling the drills for October 2017.
“This year, the CSTO conducted different exercises in different member states and in different periods. For next year, we are planning to combine the exercises to involve all the elements of the CSTO collective forces.”
The colonel general added that the training will last for three weeks to test and raise the participants’ skills in intelligence, air defense and peacekeeping.