RUSSIA BECOMES ASSET AT ONE OF THE LARGEST ARMS EXPOSURES IDEX-2001
TAKING PART








ABU DHABI, 11 March.  (RIA "Nowosti" rIA-"Nowosti"-Korrespondent Igor
Kuznetsov).  More than 800 societies from 42 countries take part in
one of the world largest weapon exposures IDEX-2001, which is executed
of the Arab emirates united from 18. to 22 March in the capital.
Russia, which takes part traditionally since 1993 to the IDEX, will be
represented by 50 societies, development offices and enterprises of
the arms ruestungsindustriellen of complex.  This indicated on Sunday
the journalists to Brigadier General Sultan aluminium-Suweidi,
chairman of the organizing committee of this exhibition.  For the
first time take part in the exposure Kazakhstan, Bosnia and
Herzogowina, Brazil and Ireland.

IDEX will already acknowledge its reputation according to the general
for the fifth time as a complex exhibition of the weapons of all
branches of service with exception of air forces.  This time e.g. 13
ships become from 7 countries, including which submarine of Pakistan
exposes.  17 combat vehicles from 9 states will illustrate their
technical characteristics on the test area.  Presenting firing
exercises are executed from 13 systems from 11 countries.