NATO to help Armenia dispose of outdated military equipment
06.12.2017,
18:00
The Armenian parliament ratified today an agreement on the promotion of cooperation between Armenia and NATO’s Support and Procurement Organization.
YEREVAN, December 6. /ARKA/. The Armenian parliament ratified today an agreement on the promotion of cooperation between Armenia and NATO’s Support and Procurement Organization. First deputy defense minister Artak Zakaryan said the agreement had been signed in 2015 June in Luxembourg, but its implementation had been delayed due to lack of financial resources.
He said Germany has now expressed its readiness to provide 1.5 million euros for the dismantling and disposal of outdated military equipment
"We have a lot of military equipment that must be reduced or disposed of as it can not be used, but we could not take appropriate steps because of the lack of financial and technical means," Zakaryan said.
He said as part of the agreement the Armenian side will dismantle and dispose of 140 units of military hardware, as well as 21 units of armored combat hardware since Armenia exceeds this threshold as provided for under the Conventional Arms Agreement in Europe. In addition, according to him, this will give Armenia the right to purchase new military hardware in the future.
He said the outdated military hardware will sold as scrap metal and the proceeds, about 100,000 euros, will be provided for the implementation of a demining program in border regions. -0-
He said Germany has now expressed its readiness to provide 1.5 million euros for the dismantling and disposal of outdated military equipment
"We have a lot of military equipment that must be reduced or disposed of as it can not be used, but we could not take appropriate steps because of the lack of financial and technical means," Zakaryan said.
He said as part of the agreement the Armenian side will dismantle and dispose of 140 units of military hardware, as well as 21 units of armored combat hardware since Armenia exceeds this threshold as provided for under the Conventional Arms Agreement in Europe. In addition, according to him, this will give Armenia the right to purchase new military hardware in the future.
He said the outdated military hardware will sold as scrap metal and the proceeds, about 100,000 euros, will be provided for the implementation of a demining program in border regions. -0-
