Russian observers to inspect Dutch airmobile brigade

MOSCOW. Nov 16 (Interfax-AVN) - A Russian inspection team will visit a military facility of the Dutch Armed Forces under the 2011 Vienna Document on confidence and security building measures, head of the Russian National Nuclear Threat Reduction Center Sergei Ryzhkov has told Interfax-AVN.

"An airmobile brigade of the Ground Forces stationed in the town of Schaarsbergen in the east of the Netherlands will be subject to a one-day inspection on November 17," Ryzhkov said.

He said that the purpose of such visits was to verify information about military forces and planned deployment of main armament systems and military hardware.

"During the observation trip, the inspectors will visit the brigade staff at its regular peace-time location and will be briefed by the command on personnel and main armament and hardware systems," Ryzhkov said.