As 24 days separate us rom the opening of the VI International Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2020, and in the light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, some changes were inevitable. The number of Army Games that were supposed to be hosted outside Russia went from 11 to 6, said Col. Gen. Ivan Buvaltsev the head of the Russian Armed Forces’ main combat training department.
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"To date, 35 states have confirmed participation in the forum of their delegations, of which 11 are high-level delegations (Armenia, Belarus, Brazil, Greece, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Sri Lanka, CAR, South Ossetia).
"At the moment, four countries have already organised their national expositions within the framework of the upcoming event, at which our foreign partners will present the most promising samples of products and developments," said Buvaltsev in an interview published by the Krasnaya Zvezda journal today.
He added that on the territory of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Uzbekistan will be held 6 competitions, and the other 24 competitions will be on the territory of Russian.
- Warrior of Peace in Armenia
- Sea Cup in Azerbaijan
- Polar Star and Sniper Frontier in Belarus,
- Military Medical Relay Race and Road Patrol in Uzbekistan.
On the topic of counter COVID-19 measures during the Forum and the game, Buvaltsev said that "a complex security plan envisages unprecedented measures, which allow us to state that participating in the games is no more dangerous that participation in the parade."
He added that the Victory Day parade "did not affect the epidemiological situation in the armed forces. [...] The importance of observing sanitary and anti-epidemic measures and requirements is obvious. It’s clear for everyone that strict medical requirements of quarantine and [coronavirus] testing of participants will be in place. All preparations for competitions will take place in the open air. The teams will be accommodated away from populated areas."
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