DUSHANBE , April 5, Asia-Plus -- A final stage of a joint Russian--Tajik military drill with practice shoot is being held at the Lohur training ground today. 

According to presidential press service, President Emomali Rahmonov and Defense Minister Sherali Khayrulloyev are supposed to observe the final stage of the joint exercise.

As it had been reported earlier the battalion of Russian military base in Tajikistan began a three-day military exercise with practice shoot at the Lohur training ground in Tajikistan, some 30 kilometers southwest of Dushanbe, on April 3.  

The purpose of the exercise is to rehearse coordination and interaction in combat missions against international terrorists.  The exercise has involved 800 Russian servicemen, artillery, tanks, ground support aircraft and helicopters.  The exercise has been conducted in interaction with sub-units of the Tajik Ministry of Defense (MoD), and a sub-unit of cadets of Tajik Military Institute has also taken part in the drill conducted in Lohur. 

Commander of Russia ’s military base in Tajikistan , Colonel Aleksey Zavizyon, is in overall command of the ongoing war game.