ASTRAKHAN. Aug 31 (Interfax) - Russia and Kyrgyzstan are discussing an agreement on the deployment of a joint air defense network, while a similar agreement with Tajikistan is undergoing ratification, Commander of the Russian Air Defense and Missile Defense Forces Yury Grekhov said.
"A draft agreement on the establishment of a joint air defense network of Russia and Kyrgyzstan is undergoing a domestic approval procedure," Grekhov said.
Once the draft is coordinated, it will be submitted to the defense ministers for signing, he said.
"The agreement on the establishment of a joint regional air defense network of Russia and Tajikistan, signed on April 27, 2021, is undergoing ratification," Grekhov said.
The implementation of Russia's agreements with Armenia and Kazakhstan is continuing, he said.
The CIS joint air defense network consists of 19 aviation units, 38 air defense missile units, 15 radio-technical units, nine air defense brigades and three ECM units.