Iran - Streitkräfte

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Sri Lanka to sign USD 150 million arms deal with Iran

[TamilNet, January 16, 2005 11:34 GMT]

Sri Lanka is to buy over USD 150 million of arms from Iran, the Sunday Times reported this week. A high-powered Sri Lankan military delegation led by Army Commander Lt. Gen. Shantha Kottegoda has left for Tehran this week to conclude the deal which was outlined when President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga went to Iran in November last year, the paper said.

"Sri Lanka will procure military hardware and oil on concessionary terms. The deal is said to be worth over US $ 150 million," the Sunday Times said.

"The delegation is to take a look at the wide variety of military hardware available. The Army has identified its requirements after a delegation visited Iran earlier. The Navy and the Air Force will check on requirements. Thereafter the tri services procurements are to be incorporated in an agreement," the paper said.

"This is the first time the Government is turning to Iran for procuring a broader variety of military hardware on a government-to-government basis. A similar deal was finalised last month with China," the paper pointed out.
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EDIT : Bei einem Jahresetat von 518 Mio. Dollar (2003) ist das ein nicht unbedeutender Umfang für Sri Lanka. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.indexmundi.com/sri_lanka/military_expenditures_dollar_figure.html">http://www.indexmundi.com/sri_lanka/mil ... igure.html</a><!-- m -->