Chief of General Staff of Russian Armed Forces arrives in Astana

ASTANA. April 14. KAZINFORM Chief of General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, First Vice-Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Nikolay Makarov has arrived on a working visit in Astana today to meet with Kazakh Minister of Defense Danial Akhmetov, the press-service of the Ministry informed Kazinform.
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?One of the important directions of the cooperation are mutual trainings of the armed forces of our countries?, - the Kazakh Minister of Defense emphasized. Strategic head-quarter exercise ?Interaction-2009? will take place on the territory of Kazakhstan in September, 2009. The Russian Federation is the strategic and main partner in the field of training of military staff for the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan. More than 90% of all specialists who studied abroad have been trained at military training schools of the Russian Ministry of Defense. The Chief of General Staff of Russian Armed Forces noted that the Russian Defense Ministry plans to expand the training of Kazakhstan's military staff at the Russian universities. Over 3 thousand Kazakh servicemen completed their education in the Russian military training schools from 1993 up to the present moment. About 1, 259 Kazakh military men are studying at the Russian military training schools at present. The visit of the Russian military delegation to Kazakhstan will last two days. Chairman of the Staff Committee of the Kazakh Armed Forces, General of the Army Mukhtar Altynbayev is expected to meet with the Russian military chief in the Kazakh Ministry of Defense tomorrow.
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