Ecuador’s decision to transfer Russian-made military equipment to the United States violates international obligations and could have negative consequences for the Latin American country’s relations with Russia. On this subject during the briefing
Official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, said: TASS.
According to him, Moscow conveyed to Quito its position on the transfer of military equipment produced by the Russian Federation.
“I don’t know if this can be called a border, but all this was brought to the attention of the Ecuadorian side with references to relevant points of treaties and agreements,” the diplomat said.
January 30 Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa statedHe said that his country would provide Russian military equipment to the United States despite Russia’s objection. We are talking about equipment worth about $ 200 million – these are Soviet Mi-171E helicopters and Igla MANPADS, etc.
In the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of Russia registeredThe agreement signed between the governments of the Russian Federation and Ecuador prohibits the transfer of military products to a third party without the written consent of the Russian Federation.
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