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> Petrishenko: Russia will supply four battalions of S-300 systems to
> Belarus in 2014
>
> 02.07.2013 19:44
>
>  MOSCOW, 2 July (BelTA) - Russia will supply four battalions of S-300 
> anti-aircraft missile systems to Belarus in 2014, Ambassador 
> Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Igor 
> Petrishenko said in an interview published on the website of the 
> embassy.
>
> "Four battalions of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems have already
> been delivered. Four more will be shipped in 2014," the diplomat said.
>
>  In 2009, Belarus and Russia signed an agreement to develop the joint 
> air defense system. "This agreement originates from the 1995 
> Agreement, when the heads of the CIS countries signed an agreement on
> the joint air defense system of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
> But given the specifics, and in view of our close interaction, Belarus
> and Russia went further ahead. This agreement provides for joint
> guarding of the western borders of the Union State, and for provision of
> advanced technical equipment for the air and air defense forces," the
> Ambassador said.
>
>  Igor Petrishenko noted that Belarus and  Russia have set up a joint 
> regional force. The two states pursue a coordinated military policy on
> the issues of nuclear disarmament, including in the UN, OSCE, actively
> interact within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty
> Organization. "We are proud to have solid legal framework with the
> Russian Federation in terms of military and military-technical
> cooperation. There are approximately 35 valid agreements which cover
> that side of relationship between Belarus and Russia," the diplomat
> said.
>