12 Jan 2016 12:33

Caucasus 2016 exercises to assess possibility to protect Russian interests in southwestern strategic sector - Shoigu

MOSCOW. Jan 12 (Interfax) - The Caucasus 2016 strategic command-and-staff exercises will demonstrate the ability of the Russian Armed Forces to defend the country's interests in the southwestern strategic sector, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said in a teleconference on Tuesday.

"Allow me to focus on preparations for the Caucasus 2016 strategic command-and-staff exercises. Against the backdrop of the complicated international military-political situation, it is important to evaluate our capacity for protecting national interests in the southwestern strategic sector during the exercises," Shoigu said.