JERUSALEM, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- The Israeli government has agreed to sell mortars, radio equipment and ammunition to the Caucasus state of Azerbaijan, signed agreements show.
The agreements signed by the Israeli Defense Ministry and the Azerbaijani government say Israel will supply Azerbaijan with munitions including rocket artillery and mortars, Haaretz reported Friday.
The international agreements, said to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, will be supplied by the Israeli firms of Soltam, Israel Military Industries and Tadiran Communications.
Former Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer had previously said Azerbaijan would be a valuable ally for Israel due to its supply of oil and gas, Haaretz said.
The Israeli newspaper said the Israel-Azerbaijan agreements come after a number of Israeli firms signed similar sales agreements with Kazakhstan, a country neighboring Azerbaijan.
