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| Russia to sell Syria air defense systems: report |
| 2010-05-15 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Russia has signed deals with Syria under which it will sell it warplanes, anti-tank weapons and air defense systems, Itar-Tass news agency quoted a senior Russian arms trader as saying on Friday. There is no politix. Only markets. Mikhail Dmitriyev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, said Russia would supply Syria with MiG-29 fighters and truck-mounted Pantsir short-range surface-to-air missiles and anti-aircraft artillery systems. He did not specify the kind of anti-tank weapons. There is no Dana. Only Zool. The arms deal is likely to be watched with unease by Syria's regional foe Israel and its ally the United States which imposed sanctions on Damascus for its support of militant groups and corruption. Earlier this week, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited Syria -- the first visit to Damascus by a Moscow ruler since the 1917 Bolshevik revolution -- and oversaw talks on Russia's possible assistance in building a nuclear power plant in Syria. While in Syria, Medvedev unnerved Israel by paying a visit to Khaled Meshaal, the exiled leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. Israel's Foreign Ministry said it was "deeply disappointed" that Medvedev met the leader of Hamas, which it said was "a terror organization in every way." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Y'know, I wish I had the same sort of deal with my Sears and Target cards that Syria has with the Mig company. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-05-15 10:52 |
| #1 Syria to pay for these weapons with Obama-grant? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-05-15 05:40 |