CIS defense ministers to discuss air defense plans in Moscow on 11 December

The defense ministers are expected to discuss a draft concept for the development of the united system for state radar identification, interaction of military administration bodies that share information about the radioactive, chemical, and biological situation as well as unified controlled indicators of radioactive, chemical and biological security, said the source.
Participants of the session will also discuss matters concerning joint actions of the CIS united air defense system in 2013 and the improvement of the metrological support of the armed forces of the CIS member states.
Attention will be focused on the interaction of the bodies in charge of international military cooperation between the defense ministries, the holding of joint actions by engineer troops, the modernization and repair of engineer armaments, and the formation of a common interarchive directory.
The agenda of the CIS Defense Ministers Council also includes matters concerning the basic organization required to train military personnel for engineer troops, the improvement of the training of specialists, military research, and educational staff for the topographic services of the armed forces of the CIS member states.
Apart from that, the CIS defense ministers will have to discuss progress in preparations to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Soviet people victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 and the joint search efforts to ascertain the destiny of the fallen during the war, according to BelTA.
The session will also summarize results of the second international contest of military science projects timed to the 20th anniversary of the CIS Defense Ministers Council foundation. Participants of the session will have to decide on holding various sport championships of the friendly armies of the CIS states in 2012. Apart from that, the CIS defense ministers will analyze the performance of the working bodies of the Council in 2012 and will adopt the plan of operation for 2013.
The defense ministers of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine are expected to take part in the session of the CIS Defense Ministers Council.