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18:19 05.08.2006
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Americans treat us as rivals at the arms market — Rosoboronexport

“To all appearances, Americans regard us as a most serious rival on the market of arms and military equipment. First of all, in the countries that we have entered and that had earlier been an exclusive US patrimony.

The countries in question are, of course, Latin America,” Dmitriy Shugayev, Rosoboronexport official, commented on the US-imposed sanctions against the Russian companies Rosoboronexport and Sukhoi, NTV informed.

As REGNUM reported earlier, the sanctions of the US State Department against the Russian companies Rosoboronexport and Sukhoi caused negative reaction both in Russia and the United States. The companies were accused of delivering to Iran materials and equipment that could be used for production of the weapons of mass destruction.

The offense is a violation of the law on non-proliferation adopted in the USA in 2000. The sanctions came into force on July 28 and to remain effective for two years.

Only US Secretary of State can reduce the term of sanctions. The US authorities are prohibited to provide Rosoboronexport and Sukhoi companies with all kinds of assistance, sell military-related goods and technologies. Threatened also are international projects.

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