Russia to deliver S-300 missiles to Kazakhstan: official

by Staff Writers
Moscow (AFP) Dec 8, 2010

Russia is to deliver to Kazakhstan its sophisticated S-300 air defense missile system in order to bolster the defenses of its ex-Soviet Central Asian neighbor, an official said Wednesday.

Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and his Kazakh counterpart Adilbek Dzhaksybekov had discussed the possible delivery of the missiles during talks in Moscow, said Russian defense ministry spokeswoman Irina Kovalchuk.

She said the deal would be in line with "strengthening a shared defense space," in a statement on Russian news agencies.

"At the current time, work is being carried out on the preparation of a corresponding contract," she added.

The S-300 air defense missile system is one of Russia's most prized defense products and its refusal to fulfill a contract to deliver the weapons to Iran has sparked an unprecedented crisis in Moscow-Tehran relations.

Source: Space War.
Link: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russia_to_deliver_S-300_missiles_to_Kazakhstan_official_999.html.