Syria Russian arms delivered under contracts concluded before the conflict

Russian weapons are delivered according to the Syrian government contracts before the civil conflict, which subsequently assumed a character armed, told reporters Monday evening Russian Deputy Syrian Prime Minister Jamil Qadri.

"We have former agreements signed before the crisis and the fact that Russia meet its commitments. We need different weapons to protect our sovereignty, especially against a possible Israeli aggression," said the Deputy Prime Minister.

He added that the weapons supplied by Russia can not be used against mass protests.


'It's basically radar and air defense systems, "the official said, noting that Syria before the war had a quantity of firearms" more than enough ".