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HEAD OF MOLDOVAN GENERAL STAFF DISMISSED FOR ARMS DEAL WITH ARMENIA
Vestnik Kavkaza
Sept 26 2011
Acting Moldovan President Marian Lupu has dismissed General Yuri
Dominich, head of the General Staff, to improve discipline and prevent
violations of the military laws, APA reports.
The real reason for the dismissal is an arms deal with Armenia.
Moldova fears that the recent scandal could be a problem for
cooperating with Azerbaijan and the GUAM.
Defense Minister Vitaly Marinuya confirmed the arms deal, which
includes artillery and AT equipment. Weapons were shipped from Kishinev
to Yerevan via an Il-76.
Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said that sales of
arms to Armenia for offensive purposes are a big mistake.
Vestnik Kavkaza reported earlier that an Il-76 from Libya landed
at the airport of Kishinev on September 12. It then headed to the
airfield of Merkuleshty to pick up cargo from a Latvian company
registered in Riga. 60 tons of weapons were sold on September. Two
Libyan planes transport weapons on September 13 and 14. Head of the
press-service of the Defense Ministry Alexander Zhosan said that the
cargo consisted of artillery and anti-missile systems.
Vice-Premier and Minister of the Economy Valery Lazer said that
Armenian air authorities denied the allegations. The press secretary
of the Armenian Administration of Civil Aviation said that the
Libya-Moldova flight with weapons never happened.
The plane flew from Benghazi to Kishinev three days after Prime
Minister Vladimir Filat's visit to Germany for a visit with the
president of Trans-Dniester, Igor Smirnov.
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http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/politics/18263.html
From: Baghdasarian
Vestnik Kavkaza
Sept 26 2011
Acting Moldovan President Marian Lupu has dismissed General Yuri
Dominich, head of the General Staff, to improve discipline and prevent
violations of the military laws, APA reports.
The real reason for the dismissal is an arms deal with Armenia.
Moldova fears that the recent scandal could be a problem for
cooperating with Azerbaijan and the GUAM.
Defense Minister Vitaly Marinuya confirmed the arms deal, which
includes artillery and AT equipment. Weapons were shipped from Kishinev
to Yerevan via an Il-76.
Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said that sales of
arms to Armenia for offensive purposes are a big mistake.
Vestnik Kavkaza reported earlier that an Il-76 from Libya landed
at the airport of Kishinev on September 12. It then headed to the
airfield of Merkuleshty to pick up cargo from a Latvian company
registered in Riga. 60 tons of weapons were sold on September. Two
Libyan planes transport weapons on September 13 and 14. Head of the
press-service of the Defense Ministry Alexander Zhosan said that the
cargo consisted of artillery and anti-missile systems.
Vice-Premier and Minister of the Economy Valery Lazer said that
Armenian air authorities denied the allegations. The press secretary
of the Armenian Administration of Civil Aviation said that the
Libya-Moldova flight with weapons never happened.
The plane flew from Benghazi to Kishinev three days after Prime
Minister Vladimir Filat's visit to Germany for a visit with the
president of Trans-Dniester, Igor Smirnov.
.
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/politics/18263.html
From: Baghdasarian