Over $800m for Belarusian army's development, operation in 2016

Mon, 04/04/2016 - 12:25

Andrei Ravkov

MINSK, 4 April (BelTA) – Over $800 million has been allocated for the operation and development of the Belarusian army, BelTA learned from Belarusian Defense Minister Andrei Ravkov on 4 April.

“In plain figures we are getting slightly more than $800 million this year,” said the official when asked about how much money the state budget spends on maintaining and developing the Belarusian army.

The Belarusian Defense Minister presented a new draft national Military Doctrine in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus on 4 April. The document went through the first reading.

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