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By Aynur Jafarova

The Russian government has submitted the agreement with Kazakhstan on the creation of a joint regional air defense system to the State Duma, Interfax reported on October 28.

The agreement which was signed on January 30 needs to be ratified by Russia's legislative power before coming into force.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Kazakh counterpart Adilbek Dzhaksybekov inked the agreement, which will create a basis for ensuring airspace security of the two countries' borderline.

Once the agreement is implemented, the two sides will also transfer secret information on air defense issues.

It was reported earlier that the agreement envisages supply of 10 S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems by Russia on a 1 to Kazakhstan in a move to strengthen the common defense space between the two countries.

Russia already has an agreement on the joint protection of common airspace and the creation of a joint regional air defense network with Belarus, which was signed in 2009. It was planned to sign such an agreement with Armenia, however, this system can only have the status of a unified system due to the lack of a common border between Armenia and Russia.