Zebari: Russia promised Iraq to expediate arming Iraqi Army

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari, announced that Russia promised Iraq to expediate arming the Iraqi Army with special weapons for combating terrorism.

Zebari stated in a joint press conference with the Russian FM, Serge Lavrov “This issue was seriously discussed between the Premier, Nouri al-Maliki, and Lavrov due to the Iraqi need for the military equipment.”

“The Russian side promised us to arm the IA with special weapons to combat terrorism,” he concluded.