{"id":34734,"date":"2023-09-10T13:24:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T13:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=34734"},"modified":"2023-09-10T13:24:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T13:24:11","slug":"myanmar-receives-first-shipment-of-russias-su-30-fighter-jets-ria-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=34734","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar receives first shipment of Russia&#8217;s Su-30 fighter jets, RIA reports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reuters:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sept 10  &#8211; Myanmar has received the first shipment of two Russian Su-30 fighter jets, Charlie Than, Myanmar&#8217;s trade minister, told the Russian RIA state news agency in remarks published on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Two aircraft have already been delivered,&#8221; Than told RIA on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, Russia&#8217;s annual forum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/kremlin-says-laos-will-be-top-guest-economic-forum-no-word-nkoreas-kim-2023-09-09\/\">aimed at developing<\/a> economic cooperation in the region and encouraging foreign investment, which starts on Sunday in the port of Vladivostok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia and Myanmar signed a contract in September 2022 for the delivery of six Su-30SME fighter jets, RIA said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sukhoi Su-30SME multi-role fighter jet is designed for enemy&#8217;s aerial targets engagement, aerial reconnaissance, combat employment and pilot training, according to Rosoboronexport, Russia&#8217;s state-controlled arms exporter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Separately, Than told the Russian TASS state news agency that a number of bilateral agreements will be signed at the East Economic Forum, including on developing tourism between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Russian defence ministry did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/russian-support-myanmar-junta-destabilising-southeast-asia-us-envoy-2023-03-23\/\">has warned<\/a> that Russia&#8217;s backing for Myanmar&#8217;s military rulers is unacceptable and destabilising, with its supply of weapons helping to fuel a conflict that has become a catastrophe for the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia&#8217;s defence minister and top diplomat have visited Myanmar, while junta chief Min Aung Hlaing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/myanmar-junta-chief-makes-another-visit-russia-2022-09-05\/\">has been to Russia<\/a> several times since 2021 and was given an honorary doctorate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reuters: Sept 10 &#8211; Myanmar has received the first shipment of two Russian Su-30 fighter jets, Charlie Than, Myanmar&#8217;s trade minister, told the Russian RIA state news agency in remarks published on Sunday. &#8220;Two aircraft have already been delivered,&#8221; Than told RIA on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, Russia&#8217;s annual forum aimed at developing economic cooperation in the region and encouraging foreign investment, which starts on Sunday in the port of Vladivostok. Russia and Myanmar signed a contract in September 2022 for the delivery of six Su-30SME fighter jets, RIA said. 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