11-22 Oct. 2004

NATO-Russia interoperability courses in Moscow Background NATO-Russia Council NATO-Russia relations Links NATO School in Oberammergau For the first time ever, NATO trainers will conduct NATO-Russia interoperability courses at military academies in Moscow from 11 to 22 October 2004. The aim of the courses is to provide a large audience of officers from various education and training institutions with an overview of NATO including structures, functioning, operations, NATO’s crisis management and NATO crisis response operations. Organised by the NATO School in Oberammergau, Germany, the courses are part of the Exercise and Training Programme agreed on by the NATO-Russia Council in November 2003. The programme is specially designed to help NATO and Russia prepare for possible joint peacekeeping and crisis management operations. The first course, 11-15 October, will be conducted in the General Staff Academy. The second course, 18-22 October, will be conducted in the Combined Arms Academy.