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Interfax, Russia
April 12 2012
Armenia, Russia to open joint military plants
YEREVAN. April 12
Russia and Armenia will open joint military plants on the Armenian territory,
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Deputy Secretary General
Valery Semerikov said in Yerevan.
The Armenian and Russian delegations to the CSTO Interstate
Military-Economic Cooperation Commission held a joint session in Yerevan on
Thursday.
"The Armenian Defense Ministry and the Russian Federal Military-Technical
Cooperation Service signed a memorandum on integration and cooperation
between defense plants. We will set deadlines for forming joint ventures,
which will work for the benefit of Armenia and Russia," Semerikov said.
The joint ventures will open either at the existent Armenian plants or on
new premises, he said.
"They will make military products, repair and give maintenance to military
hardware," he said.
In addition, Armenia and Russia will sign a new intergovernmental agreement
on military-technical cooperation, Armenian National Security Council
Secretary Artur Bagdasarian said.
"There will be direct contacts between defense plants of the two countries
and Armenia-Russia military cooperation will broaden," he said.
Bagdasarian hopes that the document will be signed soon.
April 12 2012
Armenia, Russia to open joint military plants
YEREVAN. April 12
Russia and Armenia will open joint military plants on the Armenian territory,
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Deputy Secretary General
Valery Semerikov said in Yerevan.
The Armenian and Russian delegations to the CSTO Interstate
Military-Economic Cooperation Commission held a joint session in Yerevan on
Thursday.
"The Armenian Defense Ministry and the Russian Federal Military-Technical
Cooperation Service signed a memorandum on integration and cooperation
between defense plants. We will set deadlines for forming joint ventures,
which will work for the benefit of Armenia and Russia," Semerikov said.
The joint ventures will open either at the existent Armenian plants or on
new premises, he said.
"They will make military products, repair and give maintenance to military
hardware," he said.
In addition, Armenia and Russia will sign a new intergovernmental agreement
on military-technical cooperation, Armenian National Security Council
Secretary Artur Bagdasarian said.
"There will be direct contacts between defense plants of the two countries
and Armenia-Russia military cooperation will broaden," he said.
Bagdasarian hopes that the document will be signed soon.