The Chief of the Russian General Staff said that the Western countries were destroying the foundations of strategic stability

Chief of Staff of the Russian Armed Forces chairs a meeting of the CIS Chiefs of Staff Committee in Moscow, Russian MoD informs.

Chief of General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces – First Deputy Defence Minister General of the Army Valery Gerasimov (photo) is presiding over the session of the CIS Chiefs of Staff Committee in Moscow.

Having opened the session, the Chief of the Russian General Staff said that the Western countries were destroying the foundations of strategic stability.

'Recent events show that the West is systematically destroying the foundations of strategic stability and those of international security institutions,' said Valery Gerasimov.

He noted that 'today's meeting of CIS military officials is taking place amidst a rapidly changing military and political situation, which tends to become more complex'.

According to Valery Gerasimov, it is not without external influence that hotbeds of tension are emerging in various parts of the world, and international terrorism with the support of shadowy sponsors continues to be a global threat to peace.

'Under these conditions,' the Russian military commander said, 'the challenges to the Commonwealth States are increasingly real and varied, and it forces us to have well-equipped and trained armed forces.'

He said it was a symbolism that today's joint work began with a visit to the exhibition of modern arms, military and special equipment used in the special military operation.

Valery Gerasimov added: 'It was certainly interesting and useful for you to learn about the achievements of Russia's military-industrial complex and promising developments in the military sphere'.

In the course of the meeting, he suggested that the meeting of the Committee should analyse the military and political situation developing in the world and on the borders of the Commonwealth countries, discuss the construction and development of joint military systems in the CIS format, consider the areas of combat training and field training of troops, taking into account the experience of modern combat operations, and discuss other issues of multilateral military cooperation of mutual interest.

The Chief of the Russian General Staff informed colleagues that there have been changes in the composition of the Committee since the previous meeting:

Sultan Kamaletdinov has been appointed First Deputy Minister of Defence – Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan, and Ruslan Mukambetov has been appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces – First Deputy Minister of Defence of Kyrgyzstan.

He then introduced the other participants. They are Kerim Veliyev, First Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan; Artak Tonoyan, representative of the Armed Forces of Armenia; Viktor Gulevich, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and First Deputy Minister of Defence of Belarus; and Emomali Sobirzoda, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and First Deputy Minister of Defence of Tajikistan; and Shukhrat Halmukhamedov, First Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan. The meeting is also attended by Yury Dashkin, Secretary of the CIS Defence Ministers Council, and Sergei Lebedev, CIS Secretary-General.

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