The heads of the military departments of 49 countries have already agreed to come to the Moscow Security Conference

02.06.2021 (15:20)

The heads of military departments and commanders of the armed forces of 49 countries have already agreed to participate in the Moscow Conference on International Security. This was announced by the first Deputy head of the Main Department of International Military Cooperation (GUMVS) of the Russian Defence Ministry, Major General Yevgeny Ilyin.

'Delegations headed by heads of defence departments and commanders of the armed forces of 49 states, heads of six international organizations and more than 100 authoritative Russian and foreign experts informed us about their readiness to take part in the discussions,' Yevgeny Ilyin said at a briefing for foreign military attachés.

In total, according to him, more than 600 delegates from more than 100 countries of the world confirmed their participation. This year, Russia invited the heads of military departments of 119 countries to the conference, with no exceptions for representatives of states that have frozencooperation with the Russian Defence Ministry.

'The Moscow conference is traditionally an open platform, where the opportunity to express their views is provided to all participants without exception,' explained the first deputy head of the GUMVS.

He recalled that in 2020, the conference was not held and was postponed due to the pandemic until the epidemiological situation normalized. This year, both full-time participation of delegations and the possibility of connecting via videoconferencing are provided. Those who are unable to attend the forum or get in touch online will be able to send their speeches to demonstrate the recordings at the plenary sessions and then post them on the official forum page. Ilyin especially stressed that 'not a single speech will be lost.'

The plenary sessions of the conference will focus on strategic stability and the uncontrolled proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, cyber threats, the problems of the Asia-Pacific region and the danger of an arms race there, the COVID-19 pandemic. The forum participants will also discuss information security, including countering the falsification of history, and the use of fake news.

Separate sessions will focus on military and military-technical cooperation in Africa and the Middle East, the transition to economic development in Syria, threats and challenges in Latin America, and security in Europe.

'We propose to consider the issues of strengthening military activity in Europe, discuss steps to strengthen confidence-building measures, increase the transparency of military activities, and restore a multilateral dialogue in the security sphere. We believe that within the framework of this discussion it would be possible to discuss the consequences of the destruction of the arms control system in Europe, as well as the further development of security in the so-called post-INF Treaty era,' Ilyin added.

The main events of the conference will be held on June 23 and 24. On June 22, participants will be shown the museum complex Memory Road and the Main Cathedral of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as well as the 100th CSS regiment. Yevgeny Ilyin clarified that a special section dedicated to the conference has been opened on the website of the Ministry of Defence. The briefing was attended by more than 100 military attaches from the CIS countries, Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America.

The Moscow Conference on International Security will be held for the ninth time from 22 to 24 June 2021.

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