AFP,
BUCHAREST: Romania proposed Monday to supply the new Iraqi army with weapons, the state secretary for Romania's arms industry said.
“We have submitted a proposal to equip the future Iraqi army with artillery ammunition and Kalashnikov rifles at competitive prices,” Decebal Ilina said, adding that “a formal offer will only be made when the United States opens the bidding process.”
“Theoretically we should stand a good chance of securing such a contract considering that we have contributed to the international stabilisation force in Iraq,” he said.
According to Ilina, Romania can supply military equipment to Iraq “according to demand and at low cost.”
“A market like Iraq, which is not necessarily seeking to acquire top of the line weaponry, is just what a producer like Romania needs because we are faced with low demand.”
Romania supported the US-led invasion of Iraq and has 700 soldiers stationed in the country as part of the post-war international stabilisation force.
