NOVO-OGARYOVO. Nov 22 (Interfax) - A draft of the new concept for the development of the Russian Armed Forces will be finalized and submitted to the president before March 30, 2020, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said.
"We have discussed a draft concept for military-building and Armed Forces development. It is important that this project has been backed. At the same time, additional suggestions and proposals have been made on how to correct it," Patrushev told reporters following a Security Council meeting on Friday.
"The Defense Ministry jointly with other government agencies will finalize and submit [the draft] to the Security Council and further for approval by the president before March 30 of next year," he said.