Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia prepare for joint drills
Naval Forces of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan and Russian Caspian
Flotilla will hold trilateral naval drills in 2015, RIA Novosti
reported with the reference to the head of the press service of
Russian Southern Military District, Colonel Igor Gorbul.
"In 2015 detachment of ships of the Caspian Flotilla will take part
in joint international exercises with naval forces of Kazakhstan
and Azerbaijan within the planned activities of international
military cooperation between the Caspian states," Gorbul said.
Naval forces of the littoral states will hold the joint exercises
in the middle part of the Caspian Sea in June -July 2015. The
common drills of Naval Forces of three countries will be held for
the first time.
Within the joint exercises the warships of the three countries will
fulfill the task of protecting sea lanes and maritime areas of
economic activity, including elements of the joint navigation and
maneuvering, single and joint military exercises with artillery
fire on sea, air and shore targets.
Moreover the sailors of tree countries will conduct exercises on
search and rescue support and assistance to the vessel in
distress.
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