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http://www.rosbalt.com/2002/10/04/50362.html Rosbalt, 02/10/2002, 19:10 Russian Defence Enterprises Deny Selling Weapons to Terrorist States -"These sanctions have no legal basis whatever. They have been imposed on the basis of U.S. legislation. The U.S. has made up a list of countries suspected of terrorist activities. In the meantime, the Russian companies act on the basis of Russian legislation and UN resolutions. We have not violated any UN resolutions." ATHENS, OCTOBER 2. The leaders of Russia's three defence enterprises categorically reject U.S. accusations concerning alleged weapons supplies to "terrorist states". Spokesmen for the Priborostroyenie, Rosvertol and Bazalt companies said this at a press conference at Rosoboronexport concerning the 12th "Defendory International-2002" international exhibition of arms and hardware currently taking place near the Greek capital. When asked about the imposition of the sanctions on the part of the U.S., Leonid Roshal, Deputy Director General of the Priborostroyenie design bureau, said, "These sanctions have no legal basis whatever. They have been imposed on the basis of U.S. legislation. The U.S. has made up a list of countries suspected of terrorist activities. In the meantime, the Russian companies act on the basis of Russian legislation and UN resolutions. We have not violated any UN resolutions. Moreover, the Russian weapons exporting system is set up so that no banned goods can be sold, even if anyone wanted to". The spokesman for the Rosvertol helicopter company noted that the Rostov-on-Don enterprise number 168 mentioned by the Americans had been closed over 50 years ago, and Rosvertol was not its successor. "Besides', he said, 'we do all our transactions through the Rosoboronexport agency". Finally, the spokesman for the Bazalt enterprise remarked that his company sold high efficiency arms with no analogues anywhere. He emphasised that the report presented by the US Department of State had no relation to reality. 'We too carry out all transactions through Rosoboronexport and none of our products are delivered to "terrorist countries". © RIA Novosti ------------------------------------------------------- http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2002/10/3-CEE/cee-031002.asp Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 3, 2002 U.S. TO SEND EXPERTS TO UKRAINE TO PROBE KOLCHUGA SUSPICIONS... Washington on 2 October said it will send investigators to Ukraine to probe charges that President Leonid Kuchma flouted UN sanctions by authorizing the sale of a Kolchuga radar system to Iraq, Reuters reported. "We are making preparations to send a team of experts to Ukraine in the near future. We are still working out details of such a visit," State Department spokesman Philip Reeker told journalists. "We do welcome Ukraine's offer to make available all information on sales or transfers of the Kolchuga system and grant experts access to all Kolchuga sites and the manufacturing plant as a sign of transparency," Reeker added. JM ... WHILE UKRAINE DEMANDS TAPES ON ALLEGED DEAL WITH IRAQ Prosecutor-General Svyatoslav Piskun on 2 October called on U.S. officials to hand over audio recordings that Washington says indicate that Ukraine might have sold Kolchugas to Iraq with President Kuchma's approval. "We are ready to invite any expert to check [the Kolchuga allegations], but do not treat us like fools -- give us the original [tapes made by Mykola Melnychenko]. They are offering us only edited versions," Reuters quoted Piskun as saying. Piskun said he is sure Ukraine has not sold arms to Iraq. Piskun also cast doubts on Melnychenko's assertion that he secretly taped Kuchma using a tape recorder placed under a sofa in the presidential office. According to Piskun, only much more sensitive equipment could have been used to record conversations across the "huge" presidential office. JM __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu 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 ==^================================================================
