  Russia starts shipping $200 mln arms to Armenia, ambassador says September 27, 2016 - 13:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia’s delivery of arms worth $200 million to Armenia have already started, RFE/RL Armenian Service cited Ambassador Ivan Volynkin as saying. The Russian government granted Armenia a $200 million loan for the purchase of military products. Under the terms of the 10-year export loan Armenia will have to pay 10% for all purchases, with the rest to be covered by the credit. Weighing in on the supply of Iskander ballistic missile systems to Armenia, the Russian envoy said that “this fact testifies to the allied relations between the two countries.” “The sale of Iskander means that a certain agreement has been reached,” Volynkin said. Dwelling on the $200 million deal, the diplomat said that it's in the implementation stage, all the contractual obligations having been signed.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
