Voice of America: Iraq, Russia Sign Multi-Billion Dollar Arms Contracts Oct 9th 2012, 13:10 Voice of America | Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries | | Iraq, Russia Sign Multi-Billion Dollar Arms Contracts Oct 9th 2012, 12:24 Iraq has signed contracts pledging to buy more than $4.2 billion worth of weapons from Russia. The Russian government made the announcement in a statement issued Tuesday following a meeting between Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his visiting Iraqi counterpart Nouri al-Maliki. The deals reportedly include the purchase of 30 Mi-28 attack helicopters and 42 Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile systems. The statement said the two sides initially discussed the deals as early as last ... | | | | |
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