Russian inspectors will observe the Treaty on open skies observation flights over the United States and Greece, and Experts from Italy and the USA ? over Russia. The agreement was signed in 1992 and became one of the measures to strengthen trust in the EU as of the end of the Cold war. It operates since 2002, and gives countries the opportunity to openly collect data on the armed forces and events with one another. Usually flights Russia and NATO countries are carried out on a reciprocal basis, RIA " Novosti ". Russian flights over the United States will run from 10 to 22 November at the Tu-154M LK-1 with airfields " Travis " and " Wright-Patterson ", their maximum range is 4, 9 thousand And 4, 2 thousand Kilometers, respectively. Flight over Greece will run from 10 to 14 November at An-30B from the airport " NEA Anchialos, its maximum range is 1, 01 km. This will be the 35th, 36th and 37th Russian flights in the framework of the Treaty on open skies in 2014. The joint mission of Italy and the United States from 10 to fifteen November will conduct an observation Flight over Russia on the American plane OS-B. Russian Experts in the cabin will monitor compliance with the flight parameters and usage stipulated by the agreement of the Supervisory equipment. The open skies Treaty gives countries the right under the agreed quotas to make flights of any of the territories of one another to monitor military activities. The agreement regulates the conduct of flight operations requirements aeroplane and Supervisory equipment. The Contract includes the vast number of NATO countries, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and neutral Sweden and Finland. While NATO countries decided not to see each other, for this reason, all data about them Russia collects herself.
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