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Kremlin: Maliki, Putin discuss by telephone the progress of implementation technical military cooperation agreement
Date: 13/12/2012 22:19:28 Thursday
Baghdad (news) .. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a telephone interview yesterday, the progress of implementation of bilateral agreements that have been reached during Maliki's visit to Moscow in October last year.
Kremlin said in a press statement: Vladimir Putin and Maliki exchanged views on the implementation of what has been reached agreements during the visit of Iraqi Prime Minister to Russia in October, October of 2012. mention that Maliki signed with the Russian side, in Moscow, a deal to sell Russian weapons worth $ 4.2 billion. then said Advisor to the Prime Minister Ali al-Moussawi, Iraq canceled deal arming with Russia worth more than $ 4.2 billion, adding: that Maliki decided after returning from Moscow and due to some suspicions of corruption that marred the transaction, cancel and re full consideration from contracting and weapons and quality to the supervisory committee contracts. denied defense minister acting Saadoun al-Dulaimi, cancel arms deal Russia, and said: The arms deal Russia continues in the phase of negotiation in order to reduce the value of the contract to get the best deals, noting: that Iraq has received offers to study has identified him 30 days for the purpose of the agreement The final, but were delayed in the study and announced his position them. confirmed Dulaimi: that the deal will not stop despite the media hype that occurred on them, saying: that ado recent aims to deprive Iraq of armament contracts. has not received those Russian competent any notice or notice to cancel the deal . said a source in the Russian government: did we receive any information on the change of Baghdad plans. / End / o. P /
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