27 Feb 2013 14:32

Some areas of army development need adjustment - Shoigu

MOSCOW. Feb 27 (Interfax-AVN) - Increasing the defense potential is a key task of the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told the Defense Ministry collegium on Wednesday.

"The Russian Defense Ministry has fulfilled a big set of measures to develop the Armed Forces. We have created inter-branch groups on strategic tracks. We are supplying new weapons and military equipment to troops, we have formed permanent-readiness junctions and military units, and we have intensified their training. However, some areas of army development need adjustment," Shoigu said.