CIS defense council sets down guidelines to 2010

"[Those attending] made a decision to update the structure of the council, approved guidelines for the council's work to 2010, and coordinated financial issues on a combined air defense system for 2007," Sergei Ivanov said.

According to RIA Novosti, Ivanov, who is also a deputy prime minister, said members of the council also agreed to extend the tenure of Sergei Chaban as commander of peacekeeping forces in the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict zone for six months.

"The session was fruitful and met all expectations," Ivanov said.