MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 28th October, 2019) The Russian military will perform an observation flight over Latvia from October 28 to November 1, the head of Russian Defense Ministry's National Nuclear Risk Reduction Center, Sergei Ryzhkov, said.
"As part of the implementation of the international Open Skies Treaty, Russia plans to conduct an observation flight on a Russian observation aircraft An-30B over Latvia," Ryzhkov told the official newspaper of the Russian Armed Forces, Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star).
The flight will be conducted from Monday through Friday from Riga airfield. The flight's maximum range is 800 kilometers (about 500 miles).
In addition, from October 28 to November 1, the joint mission of Sweden, Denmark and Norway will perform an observation flight over Russia on Swedish observation aircraft SAAB-340 from Kubinka airfield.
The Open Skies Treaty was signed in Helsinki on March 24, 1992. Currently, it comprises 34 member-states. Russia ratified the treaty in May 2001. The parties to the treaty may fly over each other's territories in order to control military activities.
