 Armenia 1st foreign buyer of Russian Iskander, Verba missiles: media March 5, 2018 - 15:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to official data,Russia’s export of armaments topped $16 billion in 2017, while the stable portfolio of orders amounting to some $45-50 billion overall. Armenia has purchased a batch of the latest 9K333 Verba surface-to-air missiles and Iskander-E short-range ballistic missile systems, becoming the first known foreign customer of these complexes, New Defense Order Strategy and Kommersant reveal. Meanwhile, Algeria became the second country to receive Iskander-E missiles, while other major customers include Turkey, Belarus, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan and others. While the sources make no indication of Azerbaijan, Russia is known to have sold weapons and armaments worth billions of dollars to Baku.   Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh  The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”.Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts.Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. |
