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New Delhi: Deepening its strategic partnership with Russia, Sri Lanka is planning to send a high-level team of military officers as part of its delegation to the Russian Army-2020 defense forum set to be held in August.
According to reports, the pandemic had caused severe complications to Moscow in staging the Army-2020 defense forum. Invitations were sent to over 100 foreign nations, however only 30-plus of them have confirmed their participation due to the growing COVID-19 infection.
Speaking on this issue, a senior Russian Defense Ministry official was quoted saying that the difficult epidemiological situation undoubtedly complicated preparations for the forum, particularly with regard to the foreign states’ participation.
As per Russian military authorities, 11 nations including Armenia, Belarus, Brazil, Greece, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and South Ossetia have confirmed to send their high-level delegations to the forum. Four countries have already organized preparations of their national displays as part of the forthcoming military forum.
Authorities said that the forum will be the first large-scale international exhibition in Russia in 2020, held after quarantine restrictions were lifted in Russia and worldwide. Moscow has ensured all precautions at the forum against the pandemic. A Russian official told local media that at least four types of preventive measures will be in place during the forum: barring people displaying symptoms of respiratory viral infection from the event, a social distancing of 1.5 meters, use of personal protective equipment, and disinfection.
The Army-2020 international military and technical forum will be held in August at the Patriot military-patriotic park, the Kubinka airfield, the Alabino, and the Ashuluk practice range and in Russia’s military districts. One of the forum’s highlights will be the presentation of a unique anti-UAV system at the Ashuluk training ground in south Russia.
