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Azerbaijan intends to purchase weapons and military equipment from South Korea 2908136.
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| Thursday, August 29, 2013 01:17 PM | |||
| Azerbaijan intends to purchase weapons and military equipment from South Korea. | |||
Azerbaijan
intends to purchase a slew of weaponry from South Korea, according to
a source in the South Korean parliament, Hankook Ilbo publications reports.
According to the source, the intention to purchase modern military weaponry
was expressed during the visit of a South Korean parliamentary delegation
to Azerbaijan. |
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The Azeri leadership has expressed its wish to purchase submarine boats, mine vessels, transport ships, T-50 training planes, K-9 self-propelled artillery vehicles, and drones worth $3 billion from South Korea. The K9 Thunder is a local South Korean self-propelled 155 mm howitzer developed by Samsung Techwin. In Augsut 2013, Azerbaijani
Defense Minister Safar Abiyev has received the Vice Defense Minister
of South Korea, Baek Seung-joo. During this meeting, Abiyev said that
the relationship between Azerbaijan and the Republic of Korea is especially
strengthened in recent years, and this process has covered all spheres. |
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