Panaji: Russia has neither inked any contract nor has plans for any military-related deals with Pakistan, said CEO of Russia’s ROSTEC Corp, Sergey Chemezov.
“We are not delivering any modern aircraft and any military aircraft to Pakistan. We have made deliveries of helicopters, but those are specialised in transport and that contract has been completed,” said news agency ANI quoted Chemezov as saying.
“No contracts or plans for any other military-related equipment to be delivered to Pakistan,” he added.
On Russia-Pakistan joint military exercises in September this year, Chemezov said they were directly related with modernising counter-terror operations in Pakistan.
He further emphasised on the significance of the joint military exercises in the wake of threat from organisations like the ISIS.
“ISIS is a global terrorist organisation, it is something that is the global danger and doesn’t just involve terrorists in the Middle East but also in Russia, terrorism in India as well as Pakistan,” he said.
“Therefore, joint military exercises are important but it must be noted that (they) were not in any way targeted at India or at any other conflict in the region,” he added.
He further underlined that Russia’s relationship with India has always remained very strong and fruitful.
India and Russia on Saturday signed 16 agreements and three announcements in a number of fields including infrastructure, defence, ship building, science and technology and railways.
The agreements were signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Goa.
In a joint statement with Putin, Prime Minister Modi said the agreements on manufacturing of Kamov-226T helicopters, construction of frigates, and acquisition and building of other defence platforms are in synergy with India’s technology and security priorities.
Bureau Report
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