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Kazakhstan|business|October 23, 2014 / 11:01 AM
New deal in sight for Russia's radar shield in Kazakhstan

AKIPRESS.COM - 1058627 Talks lie ahead with Kazakhstan to prolong Russia's use of the Balkhash radar station based there as part of Russia's defense shield early warning system, reports ITAR-TASS.

Russia's government has approved documents for signing a deal to extend the facility's operation under a 1994 accord between the two states, the official portal of legal information reported on Wednesday.

Balkhash belongs to Kazakhstan, but is operated by Russia under five-year deals to use the radar, communications posts and engineering systems installed there.

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