Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan meets the delegation of Russia
02/03/2019 14:58
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan meets the delegation of Russia
02/03/2019 14:58
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 1 March 2019, First Deputy Minister of Defense of Uzbekistan - Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Pavel Ergashev, met the delegation of the Russian Federation, led by the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan said.
At the meeting, the sides discussed issues of the current state and prospects for the development of Uzbek-Russian cooperation in the field of defense, and an exchange of views took place on strengthening mutually beneficial ties in the military-educational direction.
During the meeting, Pavel Ergashev noted that regular meetings at the level of the heads of our states and defense ministries give additional impetus to the strengthening of strategic partnership and allied relations between our countries, including relations in the field of defense and security in the region.
The Chief of the General Staff of Uzbekistan particularly expressed his gratitude to the commanders of the troops of the Central Military District of Russia for their assistance in matters of increasing the combat readiness of the troops of the Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan.
Within the cooperation, the sides held drills in early October 2017 on the basis of the mountain range “Forish” (Jizzakh region) with the involvement of the mountain-rifle unit of the Central Military District of Russia.
It was also noted that the practice of training the servicemen of Uzbekistan in the military institutions of Russia, which resumed from 2016, was important.
Mr Lapin said that Uzbekistan is a strategic partner of Russia and a guarantor of security in the Central Asian region.
After the meeting, the delegation of the Armed Forces of Russia visited the Academy of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan, where its members familiarized theirself with the tasks, activities and history of the highest military educational institution, as well as the latest approaches in the field of training military personnel of command and staff.
The commander of the Central Military District of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin gave a lecture, where he shared with the personnel of the Academy with the combat experience of the Russian army in the Middle East.
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