UK, U.S. military in observation flight over Belarus, Russia

MINSK, 8 August (BelTA) – A joint mission of the UK and the U.S. inspectors is conducting an observation flight over Belarus and Russia from 6 to 10 August under the Open Sky Treaty, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Defense Ministry of Belarus.

“The inspection is aimed at verifying military activities in the observed states,” the ministry said.

The ministry also noted that on 6-11 August a group of Belarusian inspectors is examining two military units of the German Armed Forces, which are subjects to control under the CFE Treaty. The aim of the inspection is to prove that the actual amount of the materiel limited by the treaty corresponds to the declared data.

Apart from Belarusian specialists the inspection group includes one inspector from Kazakhstan and one from Ukraine.