BREST. Nov 23 (Interfax-AVN) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov has said that an intergovernmental agreement on common Russian-Belarussian air defense will be signed this year.
"I have no doubts that the agreement on the formation of a common air defense system of Russia and Belarus will be signed before the end of the year," he told the press upon his arrival in Brest.
"The decision was made long ago. The decision is firm and won't be changed," he said.
Ivanov said internal procedures are nearing completion. "I mean at the level of the government and the president of the Russian Federation," he said.