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APA, Azerbaijan
April 6 2012
Moldovan parliament submits to Prosecutor General's Office
investigation materials over illegal arms sale to Armenia
[ 06 Apr 2012 19:31 ]
Baku - APA. Deal on the sale of Moldova's arms to Armenia was
fulfilled with gross violations.
APA reports quoting Kommersant.MD publication that the special
parliamentary commission came to this conclusion. Decision was passed
at the yesterday's meeting of the Moldovan parliament to submit the
investigation materials to the Prosecutor General's Office.
According to the conclusion of the parliamentary commission, Minister
of Economy Valeriu Lazar, who gave permission to sign the arms deal
with the company having no relevant certificate, Defense Minister
Vitaly Marinutsa, who gave consent to the talks on arms deal without
coordinating with the authorized persons, deputy chief of Information
and Security Service Valentin Dediu, who did not investigate the arms
deal case properly, bear responsibility for the illegal arms sale.
Speaker of the parliament Marian Lupu said at the meeting that though
he was acting president at that time, both he and Prime Minister were
aware of it only after the deal was made.
The reports about the sale of weapons of Moldovan Armed Forces spread
last September. Media reported that Il-76 flying from Libya to Moldova
was loaded with arms and the plane flew in the unknown direction.
Later it became known that the plane flew to Armenia. Though Chisinau
admitted the fact of arms sale, they said the question was the expired
weapons. It became known that Moldova signed a deal on sale of 60 tons
of weapons. 40 tons of the weapons were delivered by Il-76, it is not
publicized whether the second flight was made or not.
Moldova's Defense Minister Vitaly Marinutsa said the deal was
annulled, Moldova's Prime Minister Vlad Filat apologized to
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev for the sale of arms to Armenia.
April 6 2012
Moldovan parliament submits to Prosecutor General's Office
investigation materials over illegal arms sale to Armenia
[ 06 Apr 2012 19:31 ]
Baku - APA. Deal on the sale of Moldova's arms to Armenia was
fulfilled with gross violations.
APA reports quoting Kommersant.MD publication that the special
parliamentary commission came to this conclusion. Decision was passed
at the yesterday's meeting of the Moldovan parliament to submit the
investigation materials to the Prosecutor General's Office.
According to the conclusion of the parliamentary commission, Minister
of Economy Valeriu Lazar, who gave permission to sign the arms deal
with the company having no relevant certificate, Defense Minister
Vitaly Marinutsa, who gave consent to the talks on arms deal without
coordinating with the authorized persons, deputy chief of Information
and Security Service Valentin Dediu, who did not investigate the arms
deal case properly, bear responsibility for the illegal arms sale.
Speaker of the parliament Marian Lupu said at the meeting that though
he was acting president at that time, both he and Prime Minister were
aware of it only after the deal was made.
The reports about the sale of weapons of Moldovan Armed Forces spread
last September. Media reported that Il-76 flying from Libya to Moldova
was loaded with arms and the plane flew in the unknown direction.
Later it became known that the plane flew to Armenia. Though Chisinau
admitted the fact of arms sale, they said the question was the expired
weapons. It became known that Moldova signed a deal on sale of 60 tons
of weapons. 40 tons of the weapons were delivered by Il-76, it is not
publicized whether the second flight was made or not.
Moldova's Defense Minister Vitaly Marinutsa said the deal was
annulled, Moldova's Prime Minister Vlad Filat apologized to
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev for the sale of arms to Armenia.