Times of Islamabad

Pakistan Army troops participate in the multi national military drills in Russia

Pakistan Army troops participate in the multi national military drills in Russia

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday participated in the opening ceremony ofmultinational military exercises in Russia’s Astrakhan region, theInter-Services Public Relations said.

A contingent of 20 Pakistani commandos took part in the opening ceremony ofKavkaz-2020.

The military drills, which will be held from Sept 21-26 aim to assessability of troops to react to various challenges and learn from eachother’s experiences, the ISPR said.

Troops from six countries are taking part in the Kav­kaz-2020 command andstaff exercise. These include military units from Armenia, Belarus, China,Myanmar and Pakistan.

Representatives from Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistanand Sri Lanka are participating as observers.