Armenia, Kalashnikov agree on joint production of AK-12 riflesJanuary 30, 2019 - 11:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan on Tuesday, January 29 met a delegation representing Russia's Kalashnikov Concern, led by CEO Andrei Baryshnikov. At the meeting in Yerevan, Tonoyan prioritized the cooperation between Armenia and the Russian company, expressing readiness to support every project aimed at contributing to the launch of joint production of military products in the country. Baryshnikov, in turn, unveiled the projects carried out with Armenian partners as part of cooperation in CSTO. In particular, he said, Royalsys Engineering and Kalashnikov Concern have agreed on the joint production of the latest models of AK-12 and AK-15 assault rifles in Armenia. Armenia will purchase about 50 new AK-12 assault rifles from the Kalashnikov Concern, general director of the Concern Vladimir Dmitriev said earlier in an interview with Kommersant. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |