The first bird? Switzerland has applied for participation in army games
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At the army games, which will be held in 2019 year, there will be a team from western Europe, namely Switzerland. The Swiss team has already submitted an application for participation in one of the new contests of the Army International Games, said Ivan Buvaltsev, head of the main combat training department of the Armed Forces of Russia, RIA reports News.
The team from Switzerland will participate in 2019 in the international army competitions "Army-2019", but the truth is not in the basic military disciplines. Swiss rescuers have applied for participation in the new discipline - "Emergency region", which is a contest for the best rescue team. The main part of the competition will be held in August 2019 at the testing grounds near Mozhaisk and Sergiev Posad. Not only military units are allowed to participate, but also civilian rescuers. In addition to Switzerland, preliminary participation in these competitions was confirmed by Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, China, Pakistan. Over time, the list of participating countries of the competition may be extended, the participation of any country that submitted an application for participation is possible.
Earlier, Russia has repeatedly called on Western countries to join the international army games, which have already become annual and are held in several countries.
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
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