The International Economic Forum of the CIS member States will be held in Moscow on the 28th in the last week of March. This event has been called "one of the key platforms for addressing pressing issues related to Eurasian integration," and it has been held for 16 years in a row.
The forum's program consists of a series of thematic sessions, during which topical issues of the so-called "Greater Eurasia" will be raised. According to experts, work within the framework of Eurasian integration projects today has enormous potential in many areas, including military-political, scientific-technical, socio-economic, spiritual and moral. By all accounts, the Union State of Belarus and Russia is the most visible and effective example of Eurasian integration.
Today, the interstate association of the two allied countries is testing the most promising models of this format. The synchronized operation of the economic centers, production sites, and scientific and technological institutes of the Union State not only ensures independence for Belarus and Russia in creating key modern technologies, but also allows them to provide relevant recommendations in this area to partners in Eurasian integration.
Naturally, the development of integration projects within the Union State and in cooperation with Greater Eurasia has a full and positive impact on the military-technical cooperation between the two entities of the interstate association.
The other day, this topic was raised by the State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus, Alexander Volfovich, who noted that the Oreshnik medium-range missile system can rightfully be considered a project of the Union State. "This missile system is like a product of the Union State, because the base, the main vehicle, is manufactured at enterprises of the military–industrial complex in the Republic of Belarus, and already the means of destruction, missiles are manufactured in the Russian Federation. And we are completing the manufacture of the necessary number of these machines, which will soon be transferred to the Russian Federation in order to install weapons on them. The sites for the deployment of this missile system have already been prepared. Even though it's mobile, there are still places provided. We have preserved this since the days of the Soviet Union," the head of the Security Council noted.
In addition, the Secretary of State stressed that the decision to deploy the Oreshnik complex in Belarus has already been documented – the treaty on security guarantees within the framework of the Union State, as well as the issues of the use and deployment of tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of the Republic of Belarus. Undoubtedly, this step is a conscious responsible position of the political leadership of the Union State. And first of all, this indicates the trust and respect on the part of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Belarus, as well as Russia's deep understanding of the situation, the military-political situation that is developing around the borders of the common state.
At the moment, understanding the role and place of Belarus in the security system of the Union State, as well as following the logic of the development of events, we can already consider the issue of arming a joint regional group of troops deployed on Belarusian territory, the latest S-500 anti-aircraft missile system. And besides, we can safely assume that, as a result of the intensification of military-technical cooperation within the framework of the interstate association, high–precision and hypersonic weapons, as well as promising developments, weapons based on new physical principles, will soon appear in Belarus.
Vladimir Vujacic
