Baghdad Hopes To Make Deal For Russian Weaponry
October 20 2009
An Iraqi military delegation is expected to visit Moscow soon to discuss a major weapons purchase, RIA Novosti reports, citing an Iraqi member of Parliament.
Iraq is also looking for military deals with Germany, France, Serbia and the United States, the Iraqi lawmaker told a television interviewer.
The Defense Ministry hopes to have deals in place by the end of 2011, said Abbas al-Bayati.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki visited Moscow in April 2009 to revive military...
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