MOSNEWS, Russia
Aug 6 2004

Russia Will Sell Arms to Central Asia at Discount Prices

The arms and military equipment Russia sells to its CSTO (Collective
Security Treaty Organization) allies, including the Transcaucasian
Armenia and Central Asian Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan will
be delivered at `domestic’ prices, Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov
said at a news conference, RIA Novosti reported.

Other countries Russia deals with in military equipment are, for
example, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, India, Brazil, and Persian Gulf
countries, along with countries in Africa, presumably at export
prices.

Russia also has plans to develop an air base in Kyrgyzstan, investing
in the project.