Finland will conduct a confidence and security building evaluation visit conform to the Vienna Document 2011 in Russia from 29 to 31 August 2017. The evaluation visit is in accordance with the bilateral agreement between Finland and Russia concerning an additional annual evaluation visit.
The purpose of the evaluation visit is to verify the correctness of information given earlier in 2017. The object of the evaluation is the 159th Fighter Aviation Regiment in Besovets.
The Finnish three-person evaluation team is led by Colonel Martti J. Kari.