MOSCOW, April 20 (AVN) - The Russian Defence Expo'2001 international exhibition of technical defence and security means will be held on July 3 to 8 in the town of Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk region, in accordance with the Russian government's directive, a spokesman for the governmental information department said.
Deputy Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov is appointed the chairman of the organisation committee on preparing and conducting the exhibition. The Russian Ammunitions Agency together with the Russian committee on military and technical co-operation with foreign countries, Ministry of Industrial Science, Defence Ministry, Interior Ministry, Federal Security Service (FSB), Emergencies Ministry, other interested organisations and agencies as well as the Sverdlovsk region administration are ordered to provide their help on preparation and conduction of the exhibition. The Foreign Ministry is directed to inform foreign countries about the exhibition and provide the needed help to those foreign companies who are invited to participate in the exhibition. In accordance with the contract with the Russian Ammunitions Agency the Rosoboronexport state-owned arms trader will provide the temporary import of the foreign production for military purposes, which is to be demonstrated it at the exhibition.