BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS
DATE:
08/10/2008
Russia, Belarus to set up regional air defense system
MOSCOW, October 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russia and Belarus will sign an agreement on November 2 to set up a joint regional air defense system, the state secretary of the Union State said on Wednesday.
The Supreme State Council of the Russia-Belarus Union State will hold a meeting in Moscow on November 2.
Asked if an agreement would be signed then on a regional air defense system, Pavel Borodin said: "I have no doubt of that."
He added that the treaty was vital in the context of NATO's ongoing eastward expansion.
"Militarily speaking, it is virtually a shield against NATO," Borodin said.
Source:
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081008/117569228.html
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