He stated that "the focus was due to the growing tension in the Central Asian region, caused by terrorist threats primarily emanating from Afghanistan."
Thanks to the effectiveness of the created joint control system of the coalition, all the assigned tasks have been successfully solved and a high level of training on the battlefield has been demonstrated.
The results of the practical stage of the exercise testify to the unconditional readiness of the multinational group of forces for joint actions to eliminate bandit formations and neutralize terrorist threats, "Lapina quoted TASS as saying.
According to him, "the exercise has become the most ambitious in the history of the SCO."
"More than 5 thousand servicemen and more than 1.2 thousand weapons and military equipment from the military contingents of nine countries took part in practical actions," he said.
The exercise was attended by servicemen from Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus.