Military of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan begin joint exercises

The first in the history of anti-terrorist exercises of soldiers and defense officers of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan started on the Sogdian military training ground "Chorukhdrayron" .

"The exercise is supervised by the Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Tajikistan, the First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic, Lieutenant-General Emomali Sobirzoda and the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan, Colonel Shavkat Ikramov," said Major Orif Nozimov, head of the press center of the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan.

In the exercises soldiers and officers of the two states to work out the issues of coordination of actions in carrying out a joint anti-terrorist operation.

More than 100 soldiers and officers of the Uzbek army are involved in the exercises, who arrived in Sughd with their weapons and equipment. The Tajik army is represented by 500 soldiers and officers of the Sughd garrison.

“The Qazaq Times”