Russia to remain Armenia’s “major” arms supplier, officer says

Interfax news agency, Moscow
1 Jun 04

Yerevan, 1 June: Armenia plans to increase defence spending in 2005,
the country’s Defence Minister and Security Council secretary, Serzh
Sarkisyan, has said.

Serzh Sarkisyan spoke after the parliamentary session on the execution
of the 2003 budget.

Armenia will spend about 85m dollars on defence in 2004, a 7-8 per cent
rise from the year before. The Armenian army uses mostly Russian-made
weapons and military hardware.

A source in the country’s Defence Ministry told Interfax that Russia
will remain Armenia’s major arms supplier.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress