27.01.2005, 20:22
Zitat:RUSSIA, SYRIA PREPARE FOR MAJOR ARMS DEALQuelle: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2005/january/01_27_1.html">http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2005/ ... _27_1.html</a><!-- m -->
MOSCOW [MENL] -- Russia and Syria have signed an agreement that could pave the way for a major weapons deal.
The two countries signed a military cooperation agreement that would facilitate the sale of Russian weapons to Damascus. Moscow and Damascus also agreed to resolve the dispute over Syria's $13 billion debt to the former Soviet Union.
The agreement was signed in Moscow on Tuesday during the visit by Syrian President Bashar Assad. Officials said Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an accord that would enable Russia to resume major arms sales and upgrades for Syria's military.
"The two countries agree to pursue traditional cooperation in the military-technical sphere in keeping with their mutual interests and international obligations," the Russian Itar-Tass news agency reported.