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Russia supplies Syria with Yak-130 aircraft

MOSCOW, Jan 23 (KUNA) -- Russia and Syria have signed an agreement, under which the former will supply Syria with 30 Yakovlev Yak-130 military training aircraft, said a Russian daily on Monday.
The deal is worth USD 550 million, Kommersant daily reported, citing insiders of the Rosoboronexport - the Russian intermediary agency for defense exports and imports.
The sale of the advanced two-seater jet trainer to Syria aims to improve the capacity of the Syrian air force, according to the sources.
The daily noted that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov turned down the recent demands of Washington for clarification of arms supplies to Damascus, saying the deals in this regard follow the international rules of defense cooperation. (end) as.gb KUNA 231933 Jan 12NNNN