Tuesday, May 23 2017 14:19

ArmInfo.The Armenian-Russian arms contracts are implemented in accordance with schedules and without any delays. On May 23, in Yerevan, said the head of the  Defense Policy Department of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia Levon  Ayvazyan in a press conference touching upon Minsk Group's last statement. 

"Arms supplies within the framework of the $ 200 million arms  contract and within the framework of the agreement between the  defense departments of Armenia and Russia are implemented smoothly  and in a timely manner, often even earlier than planned. The question  is that the Russian side accepts the order, the products must be  produced in the factories and only then the supply process is  organized", Ayvazyan said.

He reminded that the Armenian side receives Russian arms and military  equipment by Russian domestic prizes, which is a privilege. He did  not publish the types of arms that will be provided to Armenia within  the agreement between Defense departments of the two states. Ayvazyan  also said that several shipments of the Russian arms are already in  Armenia.      

To recall, according to the Armenian-Russian agreement on granting  Armenia the $ 200 million loan, for this amount the Armed Forces of  the Republic purchased rocket launchers 9K58 Smerch of the Igla-S  missile system, Avtobaz-M passive electronic intelligence system,  TOS-1A Solncepyok flamer systems, Tigr", anti-tank missile systems"  Contest-M", antitank grenade launchers RPG-26, small arms, engines  and sights for tanks T-72 and BMP, communication equipment,  engineering equipment, KamAZ. The agreement on granting credit on  preferential terms - to repay a loan with a 3% rate Yerevan will  start only in 2018 in RUR for 10 years, and an advance payment of  only 10% was concluded in 2015. Thus, taking into account the  continuing devaluation of the Russian currency, as well as the  republic's membership in the CSTO, which allows buying weapons at  domestic prices, for $ 200 million, the Armenian republics can  acquire an unlimited number of Russian weapons.