"Steppe Eagle" int'l peacekeeping exercises due in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan will host the international special tactical
peacekeeping exercises "Steppe Eagle" in 2015, Kazakh Defense
Ministry said.
The Steppe Eagle exercises first were held in 2003. Kazakhstan,
along with Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, the United States, Germany and
the UK has participated there.
This year, the exercises were held outside of Kazakhstan for the
first time, in Germany.
About 150 Kazakh troops participated in the exercises.
The closing ceremony of the peacekeeping exercise "Steppe Eagle
2014" was organized in the U.S .Armed Forces joint multinational
training center in Germany.
The concept of the "Steppe Eagle" has been fully implemented, the
training activities and working out the peacekeeping procedures in
practice have been successfully conducted, the ministry said.
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