MINSK, March 12. / Correspondent. ITAR-Tass Shamshur /. Belarus and Russia have decided on the redeployment of Russian fighters to Belarusian airfields. Told reporters on Air Force commander and air defense forces of the Armed Forces of Belarus Oleg Dvigalev.

"In implementing the provision on joint regional air defense system , I started working out issues of capacity -duty air defense forces directly on the territory of Belarus. Today, in agreement with the Russian side decided relocation fighters at our airports , "- said Dvigalev .

Commander stressed that " airfields ready to receive aircraft ." "We already carry out tasks on combat duty in conjunction with the Russians on our territory since December 2013. Have passed two rotation. Tasks are performed , and performed qualitatively , "- said the commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces .

According to him, in the near future " issues will be worked out patrolling the airspace of Belarus, cooperation between Russian and Belarusian crew relocation to new airports, as well as the whole development of the airspace of the Republic" , - informed Dvigalev .

As reported, on March 12 at a meeting of the Security Council of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko offered Russia to deploy in the country in addition to the 15 aircraft in connection with the activity of NATO near the Belarusian border .

According to him, the last day " were further deployed more than a dozen aircraft in the area of the exercise of Italy." " That is, there fanning the situation at our borders . If transferred from Italy and a half dozen aircraft , I think we should contact the Chief of Staff of Russian and offer them gain that they are obliged to provide us "- said Lukashenko .