This was announced by the deputy chairman of the coordination committee, Yuri Grekhov, following a meeting of the coordination committee on air defense issues under the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS countries, TASS reports.

He noted that "at present, a draft agreement on the creation of a unified regional air defense system of Russia and Kyrgyzstan is undergoing the procedure of domestic approval."

Also, according to him, "work continues on the practical implementation of agreements between Russia and the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Kazakhstan."

Earlier it was reported that the crews of small missile and artillery ships of the navies of Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Kazakhstan will conduct an exercise in the Caspian Sea.