TASS:
Russia delivered its S-300PS air defense missile systems to Kazakhstan free of charge with an aim to strengthen the unified regional air defense system, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said at a meeting with his Kazakhstani counterpart Imangali Tasmagambetov in Astana on Wednesday.
The Russian defense minister has arrived in Kazakhstan to participate in a conference of defense ministers of countries members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
“We are paying special attention to development of the Russian-Kazakhstani ties in the field of air missile defense. We have delivered the S-300PS air missile defense systems and missiles for them to Kazakhstan free of charge with an aim to strengthen the unified regional air missile defense system,” Shoigu said.