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Iraq awaiting the arrival of "23" Russian fighter end of the year
2015/10/20
{Baghdad: Euphrates News} Iraq awaiting the arrival of a helicopter 23 fighter of the Russian Federation later this year.
Media adviser at the Ministry of Defense Naseer Nouri said in a press statement seen by agency {Euphrates News} him that "these Russian helicopters Mi -35 Lome -28, which is within the contracts concluded between Baghdad and Moscow, including two years and again last year before, and will in turn to Iraq, during the next two months.
"The Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi visited Russia, May 21 / May last, and concluded during the visit deal arming included Iraqi forces processing types of weapons, including," PKC ", and" singlet ", and medium-weapons , and some mortars, and large numbers of gear, snipers, binoculars and night vision, an Iraqi official sources valued it at $ 4.5 billion.
The Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister in Moscow, expressed his country's support for Iraq, which he described as "old partner and Secretary in the region, "stressing that" our relations evolving successful.
"Putin pointed out that Russian companies" investing billions of dollars "in Iraq, stressing the keenness of Russia on the development of military-technical cooperation Mah.anthy
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