Date of publication: 25 August, 2017
Robert Cusack
Qatar is interested in purchasing the same Russian
missile defence system recently
sold to Iran and Turkey, Qatar’s defence minister revealed on Wednesday.
Speaking at a major
arms fair in Moscow, Qatari Defence Minister Khalid bin Mohammad
al-Attiyah confirmed he was looking to shift providers from Washington towards
the Kremlin.
"As far as our mutual cooperation is concerned, this
is not just the purchase of air defence systems but also technologies.
“We would like to develop this industry and bring this
technology to Qatar," al-Attiyah said.
Russia’s Ministry of Defence, Sergei Shoigu, confirmed
there would be a special demonstration of the S-400 technology to the Qatari
delegation at the Army 2017 International Military Technical Forum.........Read rest of article: HERE
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