Russia Ready To Sell Argentina Advanced Weapons Without Any Preconditions - Ambassador

Russia is ready sell any advanced weapons to Argentina without any political preconditions, but the current economic situation in the Latin American country is slowing down the development of the military cooperation, Russian Ambassador to Argentina Dmitry Feoktistov told Sputnik

BUENOS AIRES (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 04th December, 2018) Russia is ready sell any advanced weapons to Argentina without any political preconditions, but the current economic situation in the Latin American country is slowing down the development of the military cooperation, Russian Ambassador to Argentina Dmitry Feoktistov told Sputnik.

"When Argentina is ready, we will deliver here any of the most advanced Russian weapons without any political preconditions, as some countries do sometimes," the ambassador said.

According to Feoktistov, the Argentine government believes it cannot afford to spend money on the military when there are no indications of a military threat.

At the same time, the military personnel confirms that the country's armed forces need modernization, the ambassador said.

"The military cooperation could be developing better if it weren't, above all, for the current economic situation in Argentina," the diplomat said.

Feoktistov cited the absence of Argentine ambassadors at last week's G20 summit in Buenos Aires as an example of Argentina's financial woes.

The diplomat explained that an ambassador in a country would usually follow the president of that country on some visits abroad.

"Not a single [Argentine] ambassador from any country came here over financial concerns," Feoktistov stressed.

G20 took place in Argentina on Friday and Saturday.