[(Title)] Russia to invite US to International Army Games next year.

KUBINKA /Moscow Region/, October 24. /TASS/.

Russia's Defense Ministry will invite 86 countries, including the United States, to take part in the International Army Games-2019, Chief of the Russian Armed Forces' Main Combat Training Directorate Ivan Buvaltsev said on Wednesday.

俄罗斯国防部周三表示，俄罗斯国防部将邀请包括美国在内的86个国家参加2019年的国际军事比赛。

"We will send out invitations to the defense ministries of 86 states to participate in the Games. For the first time, we will invite four countries: Mozambique, Tunisia, Sri Lanka and Madagascar," Buvaltsev said at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Center near Moscow, which had gathered over 100 representatives of defense ministries from 24 countries.

“我们将向86个国家的国防部发出参加国际军事比赛的邀请。我们将首次邀请四个国家，分别是莫桑比克、突尼斯、斯里兰卡和马达加斯加。”布瓦尔采夫在莫斯科附近的爱国者大会和展览中心说道，那里聚集了来自24个国家的100多名国防部代表。

The invitations will be sent to the United States, Mexico, Cuba, and also 11 South American countries, he said.

他将向美国以及墨西哥、古巴等11个南美国家发出邀请。

The United Kingdom, Germany, France and other European, Asian and African countries will also have a possibility to participate in the International Army Games next year, he noted.

他指出，英国、德国、法国以及其他欧洲、亚洲和非洲的国家也有可能参加明年的国际军事比赛。

The International Army Games-2018 brought together 32 countries, including Greece, which is a NATO member state. Algeria, Vietnam, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sudan and the Philippines participated in the International Army Games for the first time.

2018年国际军事比赛汇集了32个国家，包括北约成员国的希腊。阿尔及利亚、越南、缅甸、巴基斯坦、苏丹和菲律宾首次参加了国际军事大赛。

Chief of the Russian Armed Forces' Main Combat Training Directorate Buvaltsev earlier said that the fifth International Army Games will run on August 3-17.

俄罗斯武装部队主要作战训练局局长布瓦尔采夫早些时候说，第五届国际军事比赛将于8月3日至17日举行。

The International Army Games-2019 are expected to be held on the territory of 11 countries and the competitions may take place for the first time in India, Pakistan, Mongolia and Uzbekistan, Buvaltsev said on Wednesday.

布瓦尔采夫周三表示，预计2019年的国际军事比赛会将在11个国家的领土上举行，可能首次在印度、巴基斯坦、蒙古和乌兹别克斯坦举行。

"Work continues to distribute competitions. The bids for hosting the contests have come from ten states," Buvaltsev said.

布瓦尔采夫说：“比赛的分布地仍未确定。主办比赛的竞标来自10个国家。”

As Russia's Defense Ministry reported, the International Army Games-2019 are planned to be held in Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Iran, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, India, Kazakhstan, China and Mongolia.

据俄罗斯国防部报道，2019年国际军事比赛计划在俄罗斯、亚美尼亚、阿塞拜疆、白俄罗斯、伊朗、巴基斯坦、乌兹别克斯坦、印度、哈萨克斯坦、中国和蒙古举行。

The Games' program will be expanded to 31 competitions from the current 28 contests.

比赛项目将从目前的28项扩大到31项。

The International Army Games-2018 were held on July 28 - August 11 on the territory of seven countries and involved 189 teams from 32 states.

2018年国际军事比赛于7月28日至8月11日在七个国家的领土上举行，来自32个国家的189个队伍参加了比赛。