13 May 2004 03:08
Ivanov objects to tenders for major defense items
MOSCOW. May 13 (Interfax) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov objects to buying complex defense materiel, such
as submarines or missiles, in tenders, as the enterprises that make them are monopolies.
If the draft law suggested by the Economic Development and Trade
Ministry is implemented, the government will have to approve the
majority of the items on the materiel purchase list, because such
Ivanov made this statement at a government meeting on Thursday that discussed a draft law on governmental purchases
of commodities and services.
complex equipment is manufactured by single producers in Russia.
"We cannot have a tender for, say, an intercontinental missile or a submarine, because only one plant makes such
items," Ivanov said.
"I will have to convince [Economic Development and Trade Minister German] Gref that we have only one producer,
and supply him with documents about all materiel components and machinery," Ivanov said.
Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov said they should also check if Gref has access to classified information on such
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