DUSHANBE (TASS): Deputies of the lower house of parliament of Tajikistan have ratified an agreement with Russia on the creation of the United Regional Air Defense System. The draft document was presented to the deputies by the Minister of Defense of the republic Sherali Mirzo, the press service of the parliament said on Wednesday.
According to her, the meeting “considered and a-pproved the Agreement be-tween Tajikistan and the Russian Federation of April 27, 2021 on the creation of the United Regional Air Defense System.”
Presenting the draft agreement, Mirzo noted that the document “meets the interests of both parties to ensure the safety of the airspace.” He also pointed to the growing threats in the region, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by terrorist and extremist organizations.
According to the document, the parties are creating an air defense system, which will become an integral part of the joint air defense system of the CIS member states.
The agreement states that the coordination of joint actions of the troops of the United Regional Air Defense System and forces from other regional air defense systems in the Central Asian region of collective security is carried out by the Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
The general leadership of the RF forces as part of the air defense system is entrusted to the commander of the Central Military District of the RF Armed Forces, and the control of joint actions of the forces of the united air defense system within the boundaries of a separate collective se-curity area is entrusted to the commander of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Armed Forces of Taji-kistan. The document notes that the existing procedure for financing and providing the armed forces of the sides within the framework of the joint air defense system will not change.
The agreement is concluded for a period of five years. In the future, its validity is automatically extended for subsequent five-year periods.
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