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Posted 09/26/05 09:39
Armenia Bolsters Air Force With 10 Russian Fighters
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, YEREVAN
Armenia has taken delivery of 10 new Russian-made SU fighter jets as part of
a program to update its air force, Armenian Defense Minister Spokesperson
Seiran Shakhsuvaryan said Sept. 26.
"The purpose... is to update the air fleet. We previously had a total of six
such fighters," the minister told AFP.
He added that the purchase was in compliance with international agreements
limiting the size of conventional forces in Europe.
Armenia's arch-rival Azerbaijan has been building up its armed forces,
saying it may one day need to use force to retake territory seized by
Armenia in a conflict in the 1990s - should bilateral talks on the problem
fail.
Of the three South Caucasus countries - Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia -
Armenia has maintained the closest ties with Moscow since the end of Soviet
rule in 1991.
Armenia Bolsters Air Force With 10 Russian Fighters
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, YEREVAN
Armenia has taken delivery of 10 new Russian-made SU fighter jets as part of
a program to update its air force, Armenian Defense Minister Spokesperson
Seiran Shakhsuvaryan said Sept. 26.
"The purpose... is to update the air fleet. We previously had a total of six
such fighters," the minister told AFP.
He added that the purchase was in compliance with international agreements
limiting the size of conventional forces in Europe.
Armenia's arch-rival Azerbaijan has been building up its armed forces,
saying it may one day need to use force to retake territory seized by
Armenia in a conflict in the 1990s - should bilateral talks on the problem
fail.
Of the three South Caucasus countries - Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia -
Armenia has maintained the closest ties with Moscow since the end of Soviet
rule in 1991.