Thursday, July 2 2015 10:20

 Within the Russian 200-mln-USD soft loan Armenia is to be procured to "Iskander M" missile complexes that are considered one of the best models of Russian developments and show quite high technical characteristics, informs "Zhamank" newspaper with a reference to a source close to the Republican Party of Armenia. 

Referring to Turan ArmInfo has previously informed that Russia is to allocate money to Armenia for the purchase of armament that can efficiently solve issues of strategic importance.  Armenia is to receive "Pantsir-S" - medium range surface-to-air missile, all-terrain infantry mobility vehicle "Tigr ", BTR-80, means of communication, anti-tank missile complexes, etc. According to the info, these armaments have partially delivered to Armenia.

In response to ArmInfo's enquiry at Ministry of Defence of Armenia regarding the armament procurement the news was neither denied nor confirmed. ArmInfo has been told to wait. 

Meanwhile, ArmInfo's high-rank Republican Party sources have informed that part of the Russian soft loan will be channeled into subsidizing the energy price hike in Armenia. 
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan met with Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov in Yerevan, on June 26. During the meeting they decided an agreement that Russia is to provide US$200 million preferential loan for Armenia Armed Forces to expand assortment of modern weaponry in their arsenal,

Armenia has numerously expressed concern over the fact that Russia is selling weapons to Azerbaijan, and the problem is not the quality of weapons, but the fact that an Armenian soldier standing on the border realizes that he is pointed at from Russian weapons.