The final phase of the “Unbroken Brotherhood 2013” second joint peacekeeping military exercises are conducted Friday in Chebarkul, Russia.

The drills are carried out in accordance with the joint training plan of the armed forces of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).   

Subdivisions from the armed forces of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan are taking part in the exercises. 

Armenia is represented by a 45-member peacekeeping unit from the Armed Forces. 

In addition, an Armenian delegation, led by First Deputy Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan and Major General Levon Mnatsakanyan, Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, traveled to Chebarkul to take part in the final phase of the military exercises.