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Sunday, November 11, 2012

Iraq Denies Cancellation of $4.2 Bln Arms Deal with Russia

Mi-28 Havoc |Iraq’s acting Defense Minister Sadun Al-Dulaymi has denied reports that Bagdad is annulling a $4.2 billion arms deal with Russia over concerns about possible corruption, Al-Jazeera reported on Saturday.

“The deal is going ahead,” Al-Dulaymi said at a press conference in Baghdad.

He also denied there was corruption in the deal adding that the Iraqi government simply failed to submit a report on the arms deal to the anti-corruption committee in due time.

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