This is the conclusion reached by the participants of the meeting of heads of information structures of the Russian Armed Forces

The energy of transformation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is now becoming a kind of locomotive on the way to improving not only the country's military organization, but also the entire society. Military information structures are designed to convey this idea to the broad masses of the army.

Press services and editorial offices of military newspapers today have to work in special conditions. On the one hand, they are "pressured" by the economic instability of the state, in which it is budget organizations that experience the greatest difficulties. On the other hand, in the current geopolitical situation, the struggle for dominance in the information sphere comes first, and therefore the military media are called upon to become real soldiers on the front of the struggle to preserve the true values inherent in the Russian Army. How can these two seemingly mutually exclusive points be combined in practice? This was discussed at the meeting of heads of information structures of the army and navy.

In the report on the results of the work of the information structures of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 1998 and the main directions for its improvement during the reform of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which was delivered to the participants of the meeting by the head of the Press Service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation-the Press Secretary of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Anatoly SHATALOV, it was noted that a solid foundation has been laid for a qualitatively new system of information agencies. This idea was confirmed in the speeches of the participants of the gathering. Despite the most difficult conditions in which the army and navy find themselves today, most of the press services, editorial offices of district and naval newspapers are actively working to inform the troops, taking into account the requirements of the time, defending the sacred ideals of true defenders of the Fatherland. We can confidently say that the exchange of experience that took place at the training camp will allow the information structures of the Armed Forces to go further, achieve more, improving the style and methods of activity to form a firm life position of the Russian soldier and officer.

First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Colonel-General Valery MANILOV, took part in the gathering.

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