19.09.2009, 15:59
Nachdem sich China offenbar aus Furcht, die USA zu provozieren nicht getraut hat Kuba neue Waffensysteme zu verkaufen bietet Russland nun Kuba die Modernisierung seiner Waffensysteme und das Training kubanischer Truppen an:
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Zitat:Russia to help Cuba modernize weaponry, train military
HAVANA, September 18 (RIA Novosti) - Modernization of the Soviet-made military equipment and training of Cuban military personnel will be the focus of Russian-Cuban military cooperation in the near future, the chief of the Russian General Staff said on Friday.
Gen. Nikolai Makarov arrived on a working visit to Cuba on Monday, met with Cuban President Raul Castro and the country's military leadership, and visited a number of military installations.
"During the Soviet era we delivered a large number of military equipment to Cuba, and after all these years most of this weaponry has become obsolete and needs repairs," Makarov said.