France Continues To Actively Arm Armenia
Date
5/27/2024 6:15:02 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 27. France continues toactively arm Armenia, Trend reports, referring to the ForcesOperations Blog (FOB), a French defense media website.
According to the information, Armenia is expected to receivemore than 20 French ACMAT Bastion armored vehicles this summer.
"More than 20 Bastion armored vehicles have been exported toArmenia as part of a defense cooperation agreement between Armeniaand France. This shipment marks the first phase of the contract,with a second batch of similar size expected to be delivered thissummer," FOB says.
The ACMAT Bastion was initially designed for deployment byFrench troops in the country's former African colonies. LastNovember, French media reported plans to provide these armoredvehicles to Ukraine free of charge, but the Ukrainian governmentdeclined the offer due to concerns over the equipment'ssuitability.
Subsequently, Paris opted to sell the armored vehicles toArmenia as a means to dispose of them.
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