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Швейцарские танки для Ирака
через Эмираты 180 шт M113 по $9.4 млн из излишков.
Вопросы знатокам: что за железка и почему украинских подельников обошли?
Swiss tanks to go to Iraq
The Swiss cabinet announced Wednesday that it has approved the sale of 180 tanks to the United Arab Emirates, who will present them to Iraq.
As to criticism from main political parties that the sale damages the principle of neutrality, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) justified the decision by saying that Switzerland, like other countries, had "an interest in ensuring that the situation in Iraq stabilized as soon as possible."
However, this was only possible when Iraqi security forces were adequately equipped to protect themselves, Seco added in a statement.
The M113 tanks have a value of 12 million Swiss francs (9.4 million US dollars) and part of a Swiss army surplus. They are in good condition, said Seco.
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