Closing ceremony of the International Army Games 2016

14 August 2016

Closing ceremony of the International Army Games 2016

Five foreign Ministers of Defence arrived at the closing ceremony of the International Army Games. The ceremony is held in Alabino (Moscow Region) 13 of august.


Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, Minister of Defence of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan, Minister of Defence of Belarus Lieutenant General Andrei Ravkov and Deputy Defence Minister Major General Sergei Potapenko, Minister of Defence of Kazakhstan Imangali Tasmagambetov and Deputy Defence Minister Major General Talgat Mukhtarov, Minister of Defence Zoran Dordevic and Chief of the General Staff of Serbian Armed Forces Ljubiša Dikovic arrived at the final relay race of the “Tank biathlon” international contest and closing ceremony of the Games.

Deputy Defence Ministers of Tajikistan and Egypt, representatives of military leadership of Angola, Kirgizia and China; representatives of the Russian government, Federal Assembly and Security Council arrived at the ceremony as well.
 
President of IAC Alexandr Kanshin took part at the decoration ceremony and presented the award in the nomination "For the shown character" one of the members of the armed forces of Iran.

The International Army Games 2016 were held simultaneously at 20 ranges located in the territory of the Western, Southern and Central military districts of Russian Federation and in the Republic of Kazakhstan on July 30 – August 13. Naval contests took place in the water zones of the Baltic, Black and Caspian Seas. There were twenty-three competitions held among units of ground, naval, and aerial units. Ten contests have been held for the first time.