Next Combat Commonwealth tactical exercise will be held in 2013 at Russia’s Ashuluk range, said Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.

Exercise of air forces of the CIS states will be held in Kazakhstan next year under the auspices of CIS defense ministers’ council, RIA Novosti reported.

Air force and air defense units of the armed forces of Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan gathered for Combat Commonwealth tactical exercise in September.

Regular meeting of defense ministers of the CIS member states opened in Almaty on Wednesday.