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August 5, 2013
Kazakhstan, U.S. and UK to hold joint peacekeeping exercise
E. Kosolapova
Steppe Eagle 2012
Azerbaijan, Baku: The armed forces of Kazakhstan, U.S. and UK will hold joint peacekeeping exercise Steppe Eagle on August 10, official representative of the Central Communications Service under Kazakh President Altai Abibullayev said on Monday, Novosti-Kazakhstan reported.
The exercise will be held in Kazakhstan, not far from the city of Almaty.
The Steppe Eagle exercise is aimed at implementation of the individual action and partnership plan between Kazakhstan and NATO signed on January 31, 2006 and is a part of Partnership for Peace program between Kazakhstan and NATO.
“The exercises are aimed at improving the practical skills of the military staff, development solutions to perform peacekeeping operations, organizing military operations, increasing military units coordination while carrying out peacekeeping operations in the conflict between the possible opposing parties…,” Abibullayev said.
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