The maneuvers will be held until October 20.
ASTANA, October 16. /TASS/. The Indestructible Brotherhood-2017 drills on the post-conflict settlement involving peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a post-Soviet security bloc, kicked off in Kazakhstan on Monday.
The
maneuvers in southeastern Kazakhstan’s Iliysky firing ground will be held until
October 20, the country’s Defense Ministry said.
"The drills involve peacekeeping contingents from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan, and police units part of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces," the press service said.
Representatives
of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the joint headquarters
and the secretariat of the CSTO have been also invited, it said.
The major
goal of the drills will be deepening mutual understanding among the CSTO
peacekeeping contingents. During the maneuvers, the commanders and staff will
practice to prepare for peacekeeping operations and control CSTO units, solve
the tasks on localizing conflicts and improving field training during joint
actions in tough conditions of Central Asia.
The
participants will also train to hold negotiations, accompany humanitarian
cargos, patrol and be on duty at observation points and checkpoints, and
destroy militants’ training camps. The maneuvers will also involve
psychological operations and information warfare units.
According
to the scenario of drills, the situation will gradually change due to the
massive arrival of refugees. Special attention will be paid to improving
cohesion of the peacekeeping contingents.
Source: ITAR-TASS 16-10-2017
