Yemen buys Russian weapons to a billion dollars various
February 27, 2009 – 11:18 pmYemen signed an agreement with Russia on the purchase of military equipment and armament of one billion dollars. That was reported by local news agency Saba, with reference to the informed sources.
Contract involves the supply of tanks T-80 and T-72, MiG-29, BTR-80 armored personnel carriers, attack and military transport helicopters, and well as other military products, passes Lenta.ru.
The signing of the contract took place during a visit to Russia President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh. Recently, he has said in an interview with “Time of news” that Yemen would in the future to buy combat aircraft from Russia for its military, emphasizing that it would be MiG-29 fighter jets, which are already in the armament and military aircraft were on the modernization of Russian enterprises. In addition, the guest noted that the term of his country is considering the purchase of Russia’s newest fighter aircraft MiG-35.
However, the president of Yemen, said that while the purchase of new combat aircraft produced in Russia is dear to his country, although the funds for this purpose in the budget available and the quality of Russian military aircraft satisfied. “If the Russians help us find more oil, gas and metals, and will do well. So we just bought a lot of airplanes”, – stressed the companion publication.
After Russia, Ali Abdallah Saleh will visit Tajikistan and Indonesia.
