Medvedev: Watch Closely Georgia’s Arms Supplies

Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, said on February 10 that Russia should watch closely Georgia’s arms procurements.

“There are some issues related with situation in number of neighboring regions and in general with unstable regions. Relations related with military-technical issues with the countries in unstable regions are regulated by special rules; including through imposing the measures, in accordance with the presidential decree, on banning the deliveries of military and double-purpose products,” Medvedev said while speaking at a meeting of the Russia’s state commission on military-technical cooperation.

“We should watch closely over such states and over supplies [of armament] to these states. In this particular case I mean Georgia,” he added.

On January 19 Dmitry Medvedev ordered the government “either to restrict or cut military-technical and military-economic cooperation” with countries providing Russian or Soviet made or designed weapons to Georgia. A decree also orders the government “to immediately propose special economic measures” against those countries or “foreign organizations and citizens,” which provide weapons or equipment for military purposes to Georgia “that leads to destabilizing accumulation of arms and military equipment” in that country.

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