From June 1 to 3, Yerevan hosted staff negotiations over preparation for the “Thunder-2021” special military exercises of the special detachments of the Rapid Reaction Collective Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (the event was held in accordance with the plan for joint military exercises of the troops and resources of the CSTO Collective Security System and for joint military exercises of the command’s management bodies), as reported the press service of the CSTO.

Among the participants were police officers and representatives of other interested government agencies, the Ministries of Internal Affairs of Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Russia, etc.

The participants discussed the basics and procedure for holding the military exercises, the compositions of the leadership and national military formations of the member states of the CSTO involved in military exercises, the procedure for deployment of the CSTO operational headquarters and the composition for carrying out a special operation.

Two-stage practical actions will be developed during the military exercises to be held in the territory of Armenia (armored vehicles, special air transportation, aviation, UAVs and service dogs).