RUSSIA / ETHIOPIA Politics
The russian prime minister recently instructed his defence minister to
draft a defence agreement with Ethiopia. The document is expected to
serve as a framework for military cooperation between the two countries
and to offer training facilities for Ethiopian military in Russian schools
and arms factories.
Russian army officers will go to Ethiopia to repair Soviet-built military
equipment (one of the projects is believed to cover unmothballing the
assembly line at Debre Zeit for Mig 21, Mig 23 and Mig 24 aircraft).
According to leaked draft agreement, an office
of the Russian defence ministry would be opened in Addis ababa to administer
cooperation and supervise activities of Russian military liaison personnel,
while Ethiopia would pay Russia for all these services in foreign currency.
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Indian Ocean Newsletter
VIKTOR CHERNOMYRDIN
(THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER n0782 - 11/10/97)
Politics RUSSIA / ETHIOPIA
The russian prime minister recently instructed his defence minister to
draft a defence agreement with Ethiopia. The document is expected to
serve as a framework for military cooperation between the two countries
and to offer training facilities for Ethiopian military in Russian schools
and arms factories.
Russian army officers will go to Ethiopia to repair Soviet-built military
equipment (one of the projects is believed to cover unmothballing the
assembly line at Debre Zeit for Mig 21, Mig 23 and Mig 24 aircraft).
According to leaked draft agreement, an office
of the Russian defence ministry would be opened in Addis ababa to administer
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ooperation and supervise activities of Russian military liaison personnel,
while Ethiopia would pay Russia for all these services in foreign currency.
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Indian Ocean Newsletter
Salahdin Maow
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