Russia to consider selling helicopters to PA

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Chief of the Russian General Staff Yuri Baluyevsky Russian government may sign arms deal with Hamas during scheduled visit by terror group’s leaders to Moscow in March; Palestinians express their willingness to purchase two M-17 helicopters, some 50 armored vehicles

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3217326,00.html

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"The Russian government may sign an arms deal with Hamas during a scheduled visit by the terror group’s leaders to Moscow, according to Chief of the Russian General Staff Yuri Baluyevsky.

The Hamas delegation, headed by Khaled Mashaal, is set to visit Russia sometime next month.

“The decision to sell arms to Hamas must be reached through the cooperation of both sides,” the general said.

“We will have to wait and see what the meetings in Russia will produce.”

Baluyevsky added that Russia is considering selling Hamas, among other things, of “two unarmed helicopters that would be used for transporting Palestinian leaders, in addition to armed vehicles to help preserve stability.”

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