BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

05/04/2008

Belarus experts to help build new air defense system in Venezuela

Belarus will send to Venezuela a number of military experts in order to create a new air defense system, Friday reported Igor Azarionok, Commander of Belarus Air Forces and Air Defense Forces.

"We are going to provide only know-how and technical assistance for Venezuela to create a new national air defense system. Political issues do not concern the Defense Ministry," said Azarionok in a press conference in Minsk, reported the Russian agency Interfax, as quoted by Efe.

A Belarus high-ranking military officer, Piotr Tijonovski, said that more than ten military consultants and experts would travel to Venezuela this year, but added that the figure would increase.

Tijonovski explained that Belarus would take some six years to help Venezuela to build an air defense system and radio-electronic war.

Source:

http://english.eluniversal.com/2008/04/04/en_pol_art_belarus-experts-to-h_04A1492759.shtml

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