RUSSIA OBJECTS TO KAZAKH PLANS FOR ANTIAIRCRAFT-DEFENSE MODERNIZATION
By empty (1/13/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Prior to the weekend summit of the Kazakh and Russian heads of state, Kazakhstan announced plans to modernize its antiaircraft-defense system with help from the United States, Great Britain, and Germany, \"Kommersant-Daily\" reported on 12 January. However, Russian Defense Ministry officials asserted this would violate a 1995 CIS agreement on a common antiaircraft system. After President Nursultan Nazarbaev\'s talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the recent summit, the Kazakh plan for an international tender was dropped.Visit also
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