Moscow to host intl security conference in May

MOSCOW. March 28 (Interfax) - A high-level international security conference will be held in Moscow in May.

Pursuant to the Russian government directive posted on the official legal information portal, the Russian Defense Ministry will set up the organizing committee and approve its members.

Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov has been appointed to the post of organizing committee chair. "The Russian Foreign Ministry shall issue visas in the established procedure at the request of the conference organizing committee without levying visa issue fees," the document runs.

The Interior Ministry and the Federal Security Service will provide for the security of citizens and public peace at the conference venue.