 (SomaliNet) The Sudanese Defense Minister has requested for a $1 billion arms loan from Moscow through Russian officials, to buy more military airplanes for Sudan, - Russian Daily Friday. The Sudanese minister Abdelrahim Hussein made this request while holding talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday, Oct. 19. The Sudanese official asked Russia to sell military jets and helicopters to Sudan. Moscow has not given any reply yet.
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According to the paper, Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir sent a letter to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, asking to give away sell a large consignment of military jets and helicopters to his country. Meanwhile, the Sudanese Defense Minister Abdelrahim Hussein went to Moscow as a special envoy of President Omar el-Bashir. |