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http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=2274119&startrow=1&date=2002-03-14&do_alert=0 ACCUSING BELARUS OF UNLAWFUL ARMS TRADE AS A WAY TO GET RID OF COMPETITOR MINSK, March 13 /from RIA Novosti's Olesya Luchaninova, Vera Pollo/ - The latest information attack on Belarus, facing U.S. accusations of illicit trade in arms and military hardware, is a carefully planned campaign, Stepan Sukharenko, second in charge of the Belarusian KGB, said to the media Wednesday. With increasingly fierce competition and growing Russian exports, those running the U.S. military-industrial complex find it hard to come to terms with the advent on the market of two more exporters, Belarus and Ukraine, said Sukharenko. It is suggestive that similar accusations have been brought simultaneously against Belarus and Ukraine, he said. According to Sukharenko, Belarus regards the export of military and dual-purpose products as an important part of its foreign trade activity. It sells used hardware to customers in 30 countries, providing delivery, repair and upgrade services for the items exported. The requirements for delivery contracts have now become tougher than before, Sukharenko remarked. According to him, Belarus has stopped supplying dual-purpose products to countries facing no international trade sanctions, yet classified as unreliable, this despite the fact that its own defense companies have incurred tangible losses, as a result. Belarus is going to build its further arms trade policy in accordance with its own national interests, which do not contradict the interests of its allies and partners, and are in line with the international trade regulations and the stance of authoritative international organizations. Sukharenko believes it unlikely that the United States will impose sanctions against his country. "If such sanctions are applied, they will rather be of a declarative nature, as Belarus is not affiliated with the WTO, and has practically no international loans and ensuing obligations," he said __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
