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APA, Azerbaijan
April 6 2013
Moldovan press: Ministry of Defense of Moldova is going to sell 1,500
uncontrolled missiles S-8 to Armenia
Baku. Rashad Suleymanov - APA. After General Prosecutor's Office of
the Republic of Moldova considered `entirely legitimate' the agreement
on arms sales signed between Armenia and Ukraine, the weapons are
waiting for their delivery, APA reports citing Omega agency.
The delivery was reportedly suspended due to the inquiry by the
parliamentary commission after media covered the arms sale: `Recently,
the agreement has been considered `legitimate' under the decision of
the General Prosecutor's Office and the delivery of weapons allowed.
All these will be realized after the order of Prime Minister.
According to the agreement, Ukraine must deliver 9 fighting vehicles
(FV) 9P140 equipped with 220 mm - Uragan (Hurricane) multiple rocket
launcher system, 19 units of 9T425 loader transport vehicles for this
system, 27 self-propelled launchers of anti-tank complex `Shturm-S',
1344 S-8 KOM missiles, 219 units of 9M114 `Shturm-S' antitank guided
missiles and 1 9V868 `Shturm' control-screening machine to Azerbaijan
and 1500 uncontrolled missiles S-8 to Armenia.
According to the agency, criminal investigation on arms sales to
Armenia, which is in a state of war with Azerbaijan, was launched on
25 April 2012. According to the media, the Moldovan government
secretaly sold 60 tonnes of missiles to Armenia in September of 2011.
The study of Omega agency reveals that the Ministry of Defense of
Moldova sold the weapons without a tender and at a lower cost. The
parliamentary commission of inquiry also revealed a number of law
violations in relation to the agreement on arms sales and sent them to
the General Prosecutor's Office for further investigation.
The agency noted that a year after parliamentary investigation, the
General Prosecutor's Office dropped the case due to `lack of evidence'
without informing the Parliament.
http://en.apa.az/news_moldovan_press__ministry_of_defense_of_m_1906 58.html
April 6 2013
Moldovan press: Ministry of Defense of Moldova is going to sell 1,500
uncontrolled missiles S-8 to Armenia
Baku. Rashad Suleymanov - APA. After General Prosecutor's Office of
the Republic of Moldova considered `entirely legitimate' the agreement
on arms sales signed between Armenia and Ukraine, the weapons are
waiting for their delivery, APA reports citing Omega agency.
The delivery was reportedly suspended due to the inquiry by the
parliamentary commission after media covered the arms sale: `Recently,
the agreement has been considered `legitimate' under the decision of
the General Prosecutor's Office and the delivery of weapons allowed.
All these will be realized after the order of Prime Minister.
According to the agreement, Ukraine must deliver 9 fighting vehicles
(FV) 9P140 equipped with 220 mm - Uragan (Hurricane) multiple rocket
launcher system, 19 units of 9T425 loader transport vehicles for this
system, 27 self-propelled launchers of anti-tank complex `Shturm-S',
1344 S-8 KOM missiles, 219 units of 9M114 `Shturm-S' antitank guided
missiles and 1 9V868 `Shturm' control-screening machine to Azerbaijan
and 1500 uncontrolled missiles S-8 to Armenia.
According to the agency, criminal investigation on arms sales to
Armenia, which is in a state of war with Azerbaijan, was launched on
25 April 2012. According to the media, the Moldovan government
secretaly sold 60 tonnes of missiles to Armenia in September of 2011.
The study of Omega agency reveals that the Ministry of Defense of
Moldova sold the weapons without a tender and at a lower cost. The
parliamentary commission of inquiry also revealed a number of law
violations in relation to the agreement on arms sales and sent them to
the General Prosecutor's Office for further investigation.
The agency noted that a year after parliamentary investigation, the
General Prosecutor's Office dropped the case due to `lack of evidence'
without informing the Parliament.
http://en.apa.az/news_moldovan_press__ministry_of_defense_of_m_1906 58.html