Armenia negotiating purchase of more Su-30 aircraft from RussiaAugust 31, 2020 - 14:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is negotiating with Russia over the acquisition of a new batch of Su-30SM fighter aircraft, Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan told RFE/RL Armenian Service on Sunday, August 30. The announcement comes days after the Russian side said Moscow is ready to discuss with Armenia the supply of another batch of -30SM fighter jets Maria Vorobyova, a representative for the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia, said they are working with the Armenian side on the matter. After buying four Su-30SM fighters in 2019, Armenia has signalled plans to purchase more aircraft from Russia. As reported earlier, Yerevan and Moscow have signed a new agreement which will see the modernization of four Su-25 jets. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine 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. |