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Bethnai -> The Real World: Putin in Libya (4/20/2008 6:05:46 AM)
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I can't decide which is more fun. This:
Putin's visit has resulted in the signing of 10 declarations, including intergovernmental agreements on investments, trade and financial relations, and a military-cooperation agreement. Commercial contracts included one for $3.5 billion for the state monopoly Russian Railways (RZD) to build a 500 kilometer rail line in Libya between the cities of Sirte and Benghazi, and possibly a $2 billion to $4 billion Russian deal to sell the Libyans modern arms. These could include 12 of the latest Su-35 multirole fighters (or Su-30MK2 according to other reports); a dozen MiG-29 SMT fighters; S-300 PMU-2 long-range surface-to-air missiles, Tor-M2E short-range SAM systems, military helicopters, submarines, warships, and army equipment. As a part of the arms sales package, Russia would also supply the Libyan military with spare parts and maintenance for the Soviet-made equipment still in its inventory.
or this:
There was, however, a major stumbling block preventing the resumption of Russia's lucrative arms contracts with Libya after 2003: the lack of agreement on the size of Libya's debt to the Soviet Union. Tripoli claimed that in fact Russia owed it about $100 million in military contracts never fulfilled due to international sanctions, while Russia insisted that the Libyan debt was a whopping $4.5 billion.
http://www.metimes.com/Politics/2008/04/18/the_real_world_putin_in_libya/2760/
Problem solving 101.
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