Sri Lanka In Talks With Russia On Buying Mi-17 Helicopters For UN Missions - Ambassador
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published February 10, 2019 | 03:39 PM
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 10th February, 2019) Sri Lanka is negotiating with Russia the purchase of a new batch of Russian Mi-17 helicopters, which the country will use in UN peacekeeping missions, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Dayan Jayatilleka told Sputnik on Sunday.
"There is a commission that discusses the purchase of Mi-17 helicopters," Jayatilleka said, specifying that the country was going to purchase the helicopters for taking part in UN peacekeeping missions.
The ambassador recalled that Mi-17s were on the agenda of a Sri Lankan senior defense officials' visit to Moscow in early September 2018.
While negotiations are underway, no specific document has been signed yet, and the number of helicopters that Sri Lanka is going to purchase has not been defined, Jayatilleka specified.
Sri Lanka has been purchasing Mi-17 helicopters since early 1990s.
The Mi-17 medium twin-turbine helicopter is manufactured in a variety of forms, including cargo, passenger, search and rescue, flying hospital and firefighting models. Over 100 countries worldwide have purchased Mi-17 helicopters.
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