Azerbaijan bought arms from Ukraine, Belarus and South Africa in 2009December 20, 2010 - 12:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United Nations Register on Conventional Arms published the report on arm purchase by Azerbaijan in 2009, the Azeri-Press Agency reported. According to information, in 2009, Baku purchased nine Pion 2C7 203 mm self-propelled howitzers (Russian production) from Belarus, 29 122 mm 2C1 Gvozdika and 6 152-mm self-propelled howitzer from Ukraine. Moreover, Azerbaijan bought new airborne vehicles from Ukraine and Belarus in 2009. According to information posted on the report, official Baku purchased 5 Su-25 from Belarus, one MIG-29 UB, as well as 11 Mi-24 attack helicopters from Ukraine in 2009. Last year, the Republic of South Africa sold Azerbaijan 10 Marauder armored vehicles. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |