Iraq Yet To Make Decision On Purchase Of S-400 From Russia - Ambassador

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 15th May, 2019) The Iraqi government has not made a decision on the purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems yet, Iraqi Ambassador to Russia Haidar Hadi said on Wednesday.

"As for S-400, there have been no contract yet," the ambassador said at a press conference held at the Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency, when asked at what stage the situation with the deliveries of S-400 was.

"There is no information that there are talks or that talks are at some stage ... If the government decides to buy these systems, it will be Iraq's sovereign affair and will depend on its needs," Hadi added.