Moscow: No plans to halt arms deals with Syria
As Safir 30 August 2010
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Moscow announced, yesterday, that it is holding their military ties with
Damascus, pointing out that he has no plans to halt the sale of weapons to
Syria.

The news agency Novosti quoted Russian presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko as
saying that "Some Israeli media distort the position of Russia towards
fulfilling its obligations against Syria, including military and technical
cooperation. I would like to stress that the Russian Federation is
committed to all agreements previously signed between Russia and Syria",
pointing out that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev "is determined by the
policy on Military-Technical Cooperation, which is not directed against any
third party".

The Israeli newspaper revealed last Friday, the attempt by Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to abort arms deal between Russia and Syria,
explaining that this deal includes mainly the surface - sea sophisticated
model «Eachont» which are extremely dangerous on the movement of weapons
Israeli Navy. What distinguishes this missile is its ability to fly at a
height of a few meters from the surface of the water makes it difficult for
radar detection devices and address the objection.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is due to arrive in Moscow on 5 next
September, the first visit of this kind, in order to raise the issue of the
deal also with his counterpart, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.
(RIA Novosti, Sana, UPI)