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Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev May 26, 2014 signed a law on ratification of the agreement with Russia on a unified regional air defense system. This is stated in the report on the website of the President of Kazakhstan. As expected, the full text of the law on ratification will soon be published in the local official press.
Agreement on the establishment of a common defense zone was signed by Moscow and Astana in January 2013. According to this document, the forces unified air defense system will be led by a team appointed by the presidents of Russia and Kazakhstan on the proposal of defense ministers of both countries. In addition, it is planned to establish rules of combat duty and exchange of information.
In late January 2014, Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov, Russia announced that Moscow will supply Astana five divisions of antiaircraft missile systems S-300PS. Transfer of air defense systems will be made from the Russian Defense Ministry reserves at no charge. According to Antonov, delivery of S-300PS will strengthen not only the defense of Kazakhstan, but also anti-aircraft defense of the Collective Security Treaty.
Preparation for the delivery of S-300 was conducted from in 2010 and was regarded as one of the stages of cooperation within the planned agreement on the establishment of a unified regional air defense zone. Russia is developing a unified air defense zones with the CIS countries since 2007. For this project in February 2009 joined Belorussia. It is expected that a unified defense will join Armenia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
In the future, we plan to form Eastern European, Caucasus and Central Asian zones of airdefense. It is assumed that in the framework of agreements concluded by member states, Russia will supply to them new anti-aircraft missile systems.