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Another stage of the Armed Forces’ readiness inspection has been launched in accordance with the plan of the Defense Ministry and the General Staff, the ministry’s press service quoted Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin as saying.

The threat of nuclear states being drawn into direct confrontation has become quite real, Belarusian Defense Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin said at the SCO Defense Ministers’ Meeting, BelTA reports citing the Defense Ministry.

Belarus’ Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin has met with Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif during the official visit to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, BelTA learned from the Defense Ministry of Belarus.