LANGKAWI /Malaysia/TASS/. Sanctions and political environment won’t affect the deliveries of Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets to Indonesia, Deputy Director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Mikhail Petukhov told TASS on Tuesday.
Earlier reports said Russia and Indonesia had signed a contract on the supplies of 11 Su-35 fighter jets.
"The supplies of Russian armaments and the provision of maintenance services depend solely on contractual terms and are not affected by political environment and sanctions blackmail," Petukhov said at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA 2019) in Malaysia.
"Joint work on this project is underway. We don’t have any information on the sides’ statements on giving up the contract on the Su-35 supplies," he noted.
The official stressed that Russia’s partners are satisfied by "combat, technical and price parameters of Russian armaments."
Indonesian Ambassador to Russia Mohamad Wahid Supriyadi told TASS on Monday the deliveries of Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets to Indonesia could begin this year. (TASS)
Deliveries of Russian Su-35 fighter jets to Indonesia may begin in 2019
MAKHACHKALA/TASS/. The deliveries of Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets to Indonesia may begin in 2019, Indonesian Ambassador to Russia Mohamad Wahid Supriyadi told TASS on Monday.
"You know, this is a technical issue because the agreement has already been signed. The talk is about its implementation technically because the scheme itself is quite new for us," the ambassador said.
"As you know, this scheme envisages an exchange of some products for other products and I very much hope that it will be implemented in the near future. I hope that this may take place this year," the envoy said, responding to a question about when the deliveries of Su-35 fighters to Indonesia would begin.
When answering a question about the US position on this issue, the Indonesian diplomat said that Jakarta felt certain pressure from Washington.
"But the government has already made a decision for itself and this is an internal issue, an issue of national interests and the decision will naturally be made by us," the envoy said.
The ambassador also said that Russia and Indonesia were working on new projects in the sphere of military and technical cooperation but declined to give any details.
"Annually, a special commission for military and technical cooperation holds its session to discuss current issues," the ambassador said. (TASS)