Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Secretary General of the SCO Vladimir Norov and the UN Secretariat's Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Francois will be among the speakers at the conference.
The MCIS is an annual event, which gathers together defence ministers, representatives of international and non-governmental organisations, and military experts. Last year, the conference was attended by some 850 delegates from 95 countries, according to the organisers.
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