Factories of Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Defense Industry manufacture 1,160 kinds of products
"Twenty-eight military factories are currently operating within the Ministry of Defense Industry which have manufactured 1160 kinds of defense products so far," Azerbaijan's Minister of Defense Industry Yaver Jamalov told journalists.
He said that compared with the same period of last year, the amount of defense industry products increased 1.6 times, while the number of assortments of products rose 1.8 times in 2016.
"Ministry of Defense Industry has been participating in the international defense exhibitions since 2009. We have participated in 32 international exhibitions so far. As a result, the Ministry of Defense Industry of Azerbaijan started exporting defense products to a number of countries, including the United States, African countries and the Republic of Korea. And this indicative of the fact that defense industry products manufactured in Azerbaijan meet international standards," Yaver Jamalov said.
He pointed to the agreements on the sale of defense products whose total value is of 110 million dollars. "Some of these agreements are being implemented. The agreements will be fully implemented after certain issues are coped with," Yaver Jamalov added.
---
--
Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz
Here we are to serve you with news right now. It does not cost much, but worth your attention.
Choose to support open, independent, quality journalism and subscribe on a monthly basis.
By subscribing to our online newspaper, you can have full digital access to all news, analysis, and much more.
You can also follow AzerNEWS on Twitter @AzerNewsAz or Facebook @AzerNewsNewspaper
Thank you!