Ukraine Sells Military Equipment to Azerbaijan

PanARMENIAN.Net - Ukraine sold twenty-five T-72 tanks, two BMP-1 (armored carriers), eleven 9A52 and twenty-three PM-38 artillery mounts to Azerbaijan in 2005, says Ukraine's report on selling of weapons and military equipment to world countries submitted to the UN. On the whole Ukraine gained $680 million from selling arms and military equipment. Aviation, armored equipment, anti-aircraft systems occupied the main place in the export, reports APA.



May 24, 2006 Chief of the Ukraine's General Staff, colonel general Sergey Kirichenko stated at a news conference in Yerevan that reports on arms supplies to Azerbaijan are false. «Ukraine does not interfere with conflicts between states and does not supply arms to any of the parties. This refers to light armament, as well as tanks, planes,» the Chief of the Ukraine's General Staff underscored.