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The Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense prefers Western weapons, and emphasizes the p...

Rejection of Russian weapons: Kazakhstan intends to review military cooperation with the Russian Federation

The Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense prefers Western weapons, and emphasizes the production of domestic weapons and military equipment. The introduction of Western sanctions against Russia can significantly influence the further exploitation of weapons and military equipment in Kazakhstan of Soviet and Russian production. In this regard, Astana intends to revise cooperation with Moscow in the military sphere and focus on the production of domestic weapons.

The press service of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan announced this on September 11. "The Ministry of Defense is interested in ensuring the army is equipped with domestic production, subject to compliance with the given tactical and technical requirements," the publication reads.

In addition, the Kazakh Defense Department looks towards the weapons of Western producers, and in the transition period is counting on the assistance of Eastern Europe, such as Serbia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, which continue the production and modernization of weapons according to the standards of the Warsaw Treaty. In this direction, weapons monitoring is constantly underway, "-emphasized in the Ministry of Defense.