Russian warships headed to the Syrian coast to conduct joint maneuvers with Syria
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Russian military source said that his country recognized the Syrian anti-ship missiles in the context of a previous deal between the two sides.
The Interfax news agency quoted the Russian news source - who preferred anonymity - appreciated the value of the transaction amount of three hundred million dollars.
Source did not specify when the shipment was delivered, saying that "the contract and fully implemented before the deadline." "These weapons would cover the whole Syrian coast from any possible attack from the sea."
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that Moscow rejects ban on arms exports to Syria, as previously announced, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov last February that Russia is moving in the implementation of a special agreement to export weapons to Syria despite Israeli concerns.
The talk about the delivery of those missiles days after the call for an investigation committee of the United Nations arms embargo on Damascus, while Moscow openly opposed to other penalties imposed by the League of Arab States and Western powers on Syria.
It is noteworthy that Syria hosts the facility maintenance of the Russian navy as well as they got 7% of the total sales of Russian arms to the outside and center of "Cast of military research" in Moscow at about ten billion dollars in 2010.
ManeuversIn the context of military ties between Moscow and Damascus, the Defence Ministry said the Russian aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" carrying on board fighter "Sukhoi" and "Meg," I went, accompanied by battleship "Admiral Chabanenko" to the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Syria to conduct naval exercises, referring to the The ships will enter the Syrian port of Tartus.
But the Western media was considered that the main task of the Russian warships to be sent to the Mediterranean is to help the Coast Guard to prevent the Syrian and foreign military intervention in the country.
Source: Agencies