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Iraq not in talks with Russia over potential purchase of S-400
[ALMASDARNEWS] Moscow and Baghdad at the moment are not in talks over the possibility of Iraq’s purchasing Russia’s air defense systems S-400 Triumf, Iraqi ambassador in Moscow Haidar Mansour Hadi told a news conference on the platform of the international discussion club Valdai on Thursday."We are not holding such talks. Not a single hint at that," Hadi said, adding that he has been asked this question at each public event. During his visit to Moscow in February 2018 Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari noted that Baghdad was closely studying the possibility of purchasing the S-400. In the middle of May, the Iraqi ambassador stated that Baghdad had made up its mind to purchase the S-400 from Russia. Related: S-400: 2019-09-18 India successfully tests Astra air-to-air missile S-400: 2019-09-18 Erdogan proposes creation of ‘refugee city’ at Syria peace talks, Syrian Kurds dispute S-400: 2019-09-18 Turkish Army is ready to begin operation against Kurdish forces in 2 weeks Posted by: Fred 2019-09-20 |
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