Ukraine Sells Military Equipment to AzerbaijanJune 6, 2006 - 17:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ukraine sold twenty-five T-72 tanks, two BMP-1 (armored carriers), eleven 9A52 and twenty-three PM-38 artillery mounts to Azerbaijan in 2005, says Ukraine's report on selling of weapons and military equipment to world countries submitted to the UN. On the whole Ukraine gained $680 million from selling arms and military equipment. Aviation, armored equipment, anti-aircraft systems occupied the main place in the export, reports APA. May 24, 2006 Chief of the Ukraine's General Staff, colonel general Sergey Kirichenko stated at a news conference in Yerevan that reports on arms supplies to Azerbaijan are false. «Ukraine does not interfere with conflicts between states and does not supply arms to any of the parties. This refers to light armament, as well as tanks, planes,» the Chief of the Ukraine's General Staff underscored. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |