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ARMENIA AND RUSSIA TO ESTABLISH JOINT MILITARY ENTERPRISES
Tert.am
18:58 28.09.11
Armenia and Russia will establish joint enterprises for renovating
military equipment, armament and delivering technical services, Deputy
Armenian Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan has said in an interview with
RIA Novosti.
In his words, first of all that refers to armored equipments, anti-air
defense, helicopters and UAZ all terrain vehicles.
An already existing enterprise, KAMAZ-Armenia, will be in charge of the
renovation of the garage of trucks belonging to the Defense Ministry,
as well as for the services delievered there.
Further, he said that currently Armenia and Russia are discussing
the possibilities of merging some Armenian companies with the
Russo-Belarusian financial-industrial group Oboronitelnie Sistemi
(Defensive Systems).
Speaking about cooperation in military sphere between Armenia and
Russia, Tonoyan said the two countries are not simply partners.
"We have a lot of partners. Armenia and Russia share allied relations.
Armenia hosts Russia's 102nd military base which is part of the joint
Armenian and Russian military unit," said he.
Tonoyan further spoke about the importance of joint planning
implemented with Russia, and the fact that the Armenian and Russian
air defense and anti-air defense forces conduct joint military service.
Among other things, Tonoyan mentioned the fact that Armenian servicemen
obtain military education in Russian institutions. In 2011 alone 55
Armenian officers were sent for training to Russia, he added.
"Another important circumstance is the military-technical cooperation.
The Armenian army is almost exclusively armed only with military
Soviet or Russian equipment," said Davit Tonoyan.
Tert.am
18:58 28.09.11
Armenia and Russia will establish joint enterprises for renovating
military equipment, armament and delivering technical services, Deputy
Armenian Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan has said in an interview with
RIA Novosti.
In his words, first of all that refers to armored equipments, anti-air
defense, helicopters and UAZ all terrain vehicles.
An already existing enterprise, KAMAZ-Armenia, will be in charge of the
renovation of the garage of trucks belonging to the Defense Ministry,
as well as for the services delievered there.
Further, he said that currently Armenia and Russia are discussing
the possibilities of merging some Armenian companies with the
Russo-Belarusian financial-industrial group Oboronitelnie Sistemi
(Defensive Systems).
Speaking about cooperation in military sphere between Armenia and
Russia, Tonoyan said the two countries are not simply partners.
"We have a lot of partners. Armenia and Russia share allied relations.
Armenia hosts Russia's 102nd military base which is part of the joint
Armenian and Russian military unit," said he.
Tonoyan further spoke about the importance of joint planning
implemented with Russia, and the fact that the Armenian and Russian
air defense and anti-air defense forces conduct joint military service.
Among other things, Tonoyan mentioned the fact that Armenian servicemen
obtain military education in Russian institutions. In 2011 alone 55
Armenian officers were sent for training to Russia, he added.
"Another important circumstance is the military-technical cooperation.
The Armenian army is almost exclusively armed only with military
Soviet or Russian equipment," said Davit Tonoyan.