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The meeting took place as part of international exercises at the Chebarkulsky training ground in the Chelyabinsk region, where representatives of 51 states were present.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with military attaches of foreign states at the Chebarkulsky training ground in the Chelyabinsk region. RIA Novosti reports this.
“Dear friends, it’s nice to see you. I am sure that your meeting and your joint work were useful. I hope it was also interesting,” Putin addressed the military attaches.
In total, representatives of 51 states take part in the exercise. Abkhazia, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Egypt, India, Indonesia, North Korea, Qatar, Cambodia, Cuba, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Maldives, Malaysia, Mali, Myanmar, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Central African Republic sent their observers. Ethiopia, South Africa, South Ossetia.

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