  Armenia exported $1.5 mln-worth weapons to Congo June 17, 2016 - 11:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Although Armenia isn’t a major weapons producer and seller, it does export a certain amount of arms and ammunition. The largest such deal in the past years was registered in 2014 when ammunition worth about $1.5 million were sent abroad. The aforementioned product group consisted of several types of weapons and military equipment – all types of artillery, including anti-aircraft machine guns, anti-tank cannons, howitzers, self-propelled artillery, as well as rifles, machine guns, carbines and other types of weapons. The Democratic Republic of Congo is the only country to receive Armenian ammo, with some 1500 units of weaponry with a $1.468.000 customs value exported overall. PanARMENIAN.Net inquired about the figures from the State Revenues Committee which, however, refused to comment, claiming the information is classified. The Defense Ministry said, in turn, that it’s not involved in arms trade and is not authorized to comment on the issue.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi  Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan.Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan.Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. |
