02 June 2004 11:41
Russia to remain Armenia`s "major" arms supplier, officer says
Yerevan, 1 June: Armenia plans to increase defence spending in 2005, the country's Defence Minister and Security
Council secretary, Serzh Sarkisyan, has said.
Serzh Sarkisyan spoke after the parliamentary session on the execution of the 2003 budget.
Armenia will spend about 85m dollars on defence in 2004, a 7-8 per cent rise from the year before. The Armenian army
uses mostly Russian-made weapons and military hardware.
A source in the country's Defence Ministry told Interfax that Russia will remain Armenia's major arms
supplier.
[Interfax news agency] |
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