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Author: the future of Iraq
10/04/2012 12:00 am
The future of Iraq / special
While Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said he would visit Russia soon to conclude deals to arm the army. A diplomatic source said the announcement of Maliki's visit raised the ire of the United States.
Maliki said that the visit aims to revive relations with the Russian Federation and developed in the economic and trade fields, in addition to military cooperation and efforts to complete the Iraqi army equipment required.
For his part, the diplomatic source said that "al-Maliki cause some sort of anger among the U.S. administration, "pointing out that announcing the visit described" maneuvered political aims Maliki which forced the United States to deal seriously with pending issues in the Iraqi interior, including the file of the political crisis, as well as their silence towards the excesses Turkish on Iraq " .
expected to sign the Prime Minister agreements with Russia to supply Iraq with aircraft and helicopter gunships and military equipment includes Sukhoi and MiG and helicopters "Mi -24" updated, in addition to other military equipment worth an estimated $ 5 billion during the visit by the Moscow on the tenth of the month next.
The source explained that "the U.S. administration fears deals Iraq's military with Russia," noting that it "seeks to keep Iraq away from Russia as much as possible," adding that following the announcement of Maliki visit to Russia received his many contacts from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Chancellery of national security to know the intentions of this visit, especially that it follows the visit of the Minister of Defense and the Iranian foreign to Moscow and visit the high-level Syrian official. Commenting on the arms deal between Moscow and Baghdad's deputy director of the Center Strategic Analysis and techniques Russian Konstantin Makienko told "Interfax" that "According to our information, there are two deals مجهزتين to visit Iraqi Prime Minister worth $ 4.3 billion. Including two billion to buy 30 helicopters Mi - 28 that any, and $ 2.3 billion to buy system artillery - rocket short-range anti-atmosphere model "Pantsir - S 1 Any."
and added that he will be in the post as well as the signing of the package deals seconds to supply fighter jets MiG - 29 M / M 2 and armor to Baghdad .
Makienko stressed that "these plans reflect the pursuit of the Iraqi authorities to take an independent position, regardless of the U.S. political pressure," noting that "it is clear that the Iraqi military are accustomed to now on the Russian military production more than any other military technologies."
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