Armenia will be the first buyer of new Kalashnikov assault riflesJanuary 24, 2019 - 11:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will purchase about 50 new AK-12 assault rifles from the Kalashnikov Concern, general director of the Concern Vladimir Dmitriev said in an interview with Kommersant. “The contract being ready, we are preparing a small batch of about 50 rifles for now. They will use and test them, and hopefully continue to purchase more,” Dmitriev said. According to Dmitriev, Armenia will become the first country other than Russia to purchase AK-12. Kalashnikov concern has been under U.S. and European sanctions for the fifth year now but remains one of the most successful defense enterprises in Russia. It is the largest Russian developer and manufacturer of automatic combat and sniper weapons, guided artillery rockets, as well as a wide range of precision weapons. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | 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. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |