Russian Army to hold first mountain drills with Pakistan this year

January 23, 2016 22:22

The Russian Army's Commander-in-Chief Oleg Salyukov announced that Russian ground forces will hold its first ever military exercises with Pakistan in the coming year.

The Russian Army is scheduled to hold seven international drills in 2016, including the first ever Russian-Pakistani special drills in mountainous terrain.

"As part of interaction with our foreign colleagues in 2016, we have scheduled seven joint exercises with the involvement of the relevant units of foreign states," the Russian Army Commander-in-Chief said.

The Russian Army will also hold joint anti-terror command and staff exercises of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, as well as a Russian-Vietnamese exercise, Salyukov added.

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