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RUSSIA INTENDS TO PROTECT ITS INTERESTS IN CAUCASUS - PAPER
tert.am
22.06.12
While the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is preparing
for its Caucasus 2012 drills, trainings involving military equipment
and armament have been launched in Russia's south and Armenia, says
the Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta.
"The exercises are thought to fall within the routine plan. But judging
by all, they bear a direct relationship to the increased geopolitical
and military tension in the Caspian region, Iran and Syria, as well
as the Karabakh conflict," it comments.
According to the publication, the Southern Military District has
confirmed its plan to hold special tactical exercises in its shooting
gallery, Sernovodsky. "While they are in process, the troops will be
working to find the clues to secret governance, by using up-to-date
information technologies and radio equipment," says the paper, adding
that the exercises will attract the South Ossetian and Abkhazian
subdivisions, as well as the Russian military base stationed in
Armenia's second largest city of Gyumri.
The author of the article, Vladimir Mukhin, has quoted Defense
Minister Seyran Ohanyan's statement promising to enhance the forces'
combat readiness.
"Such military trainings, expecting to see the Russian paratroopers'
visit to Armenia, cause, mildly speaking, a vigilant reaction by the
neighboring Georgia and Azerbaijan," he says, noting that exercises
involving the Caspian navy are now being held in the Caspian Sea.
"The Russian authorities are, in this manner, paying an increased
attention to the strengthening of defense in the Caspian region
and the Caucasus. As for the region's demilitarization, that's not
absolutely at issue. Moscow intends to resort to different methods,
including force, to protect its interests," Mukhin adds.
tert.am
22.06.12
While the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is preparing
for its Caucasus 2012 drills, trainings involving military equipment
and armament have been launched in Russia's south and Armenia, says
the Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta.
"The exercises are thought to fall within the routine plan. But judging
by all, they bear a direct relationship to the increased geopolitical
and military tension in the Caspian region, Iran and Syria, as well
as the Karabakh conflict," it comments.
According to the publication, the Southern Military District has
confirmed its plan to hold special tactical exercises in its shooting
gallery, Sernovodsky. "While they are in process, the troops will be
working to find the clues to secret governance, by using up-to-date
information technologies and radio equipment," says the paper, adding
that the exercises will attract the South Ossetian and Abkhazian
subdivisions, as well as the Russian military base stationed in
Armenia's second largest city of Gyumri.
The author of the article, Vladimir Mukhin, has quoted Defense
Minister Seyran Ohanyan's statement promising to enhance the forces'
combat readiness.
"Such military trainings, expecting to see the Russian paratroopers'
visit to Armenia, cause, mildly speaking, a vigilant reaction by the
neighboring Georgia and Azerbaijan," he says, noting that exercises
involving the Caspian navy are now being held in the Caspian Sea.
"The Russian authorities are, in this manner, paying an increased
attention to the strengthening of defense in the Caspian region
and the Caucasus. As for the region's demilitarization, that's not
absolutely at issue. Moscow intends to resort to different methods,
including force, to protect its interests," Mukhin adds.