-Only the Russian weapon - plans to get Bagdad after
-Only the Russian weapon - plans to get Bagdad after
Removals of sanctions.
If after removal of sanctions of the United Nations to Iraq will be
It is authorised to get arms abroad, "all these
Arms without an exception will be bought from Russia ". About it on
To meeting with the Russian journalists in Baghdad hotel "Palestin"
The minister of trade of Iraq Muhammad Mahdi Saleh has declared.
Now training of staff of armed forces
Iraq it is conducted only on the Soviet weapon and the military technics.
Arms of the Soviet manufacture mainly and
The Iraq army is equipped.
In separate years the volume of purchases by Iraq of the weapon at the USSR reached
10 mlrd dollars a year, that on 3 mlrd exceeded volume
Bilateral commercial relations. Muhammad Mahdi Saleh has expressed
Bewilderment concerning that already more than 10 years exist an interdiction
On purchases by Iraq of arms at foreign countries though, has noted
It, "each sovereign state has the right to equip the
Army the defensive weapon ".
According to the minister, Russia wins first place on degree
Participations in program performance "Oil in exchange for the foodstuffs"
Among 58 countries - participants of this program, on the second place -
France, on the third - Egypt. On the beginning of current year total amount
Cooperation of Iraq with Russia has made 4 mlrd 24 million 403 thousand
Dollars. It is great volume of commercial relations of Iraq with
Any foreign state.
"The Iraq management and is full further determination
To give Russia preference in trading cooperation with Iraq ",
- Has underlined Saleh.
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