Inspectors from Latvia will check the Russian military infrastructure in the Bryansk and Smolensk regions. This was announced on Sunday, January 23, by the head of the National Center for Nuclear Risk Reduction of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Ryzhkov.
It is noted that the inspection will take place within the framework of the Vienna Document 2011 “On Confidence and Security Building Measures”, while the Russian side agreed to conduct an inspection.
“The indicated area defined by Latvia is located in the Bryansk and Smolensk regions and covers an area of 13,200 sq. km,” the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation specified.
It is noted that during the inspection, Latvian inspectors will receive reports from the command of military formations and units within these territories on the structure, tasks and military activities.
Such inspections are aimed at determining the extent of ongoing military activity or confirming the absence of such, Ryzhkov added.
On January 18, it was reported about the plans of the Russian military to conduct inspections on the territory of the facility of the British armed forces.
According to Sergei Ryzhkov, specialists from Russia will visit the British military facility at its usual location in peacetime, after which they will receive information from the command regarding the personnel, as well as the main weapons and equipment systems.
He clarified that the purpose of the audit is to verify information about the forces and plans for the deployment of the main weapons and equipment systems of Great Britain.
In accordance with the Vienna Document, adopted in 2011 at the core OSCE forum (includes 57 countries in Europe, Asia and America), countries annually exchange information on military forces and major systems of weapons and equipment, on defense planning and military budgets.
Each OSCE state has the right to conduct inspections on the territory of any other, as well as to involve other members of the organization in participation in the inspection.
Source: IZ
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