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பத்தாயிரம் ஏவுகணைகள் இன்று ஸ்லோவோக்கியாவில் இருந்து கொழும்பு வந்தடைகின்றன!

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பத்தாயிரம் :blink:

  • கருத்துக்கள உறவுகள்

ஏற்கனவே சிறீலங்கா மல்ரி பரலுக்குரிய இவ்வகை ஏவுகணைகள் (வெடிகணைகள்) பாகிஸ்தானில் இருந்து பெற்று பாவித்து வருகிறது. இப்போது சொலவாக்கியாவிடமிருந்து வாங்கியுள்ளனர். சொலவாக்கியா சிறீலங்காவுக்கு நீண்ட காலமாகவே இராணுவ உதவி அளித்து வரும் நாடு என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது. 1990 ல் ஆனையிறவு ஆகாய கடல் வெளி சமரின் போது சுமார் 150 சொலவாக்கிய துப்பாக்கிகளை புலிகள் இராணுவத்திடமிருந்து மீட்டிருந்தனர். இருப்பினும்... அவை அக்களத்துக்குப் பொருத்தமில்லாததால் பாவிக்கப்படவில்லை..!

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RM-70

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Slovakian Bozena-2 minesweeper

ஈராக் மற்றும் ஆப்கானிஸ்தானில் நோட்டோ மற்றும் ஐநா சர்வதேசப் படைகளினால் பயன்படுத்தப்பட்டு வரும் கண்ணிவெடி அகற்றும் சொலவாக்கிய வாகனங்களும் இந்த ஆயுதத் தொகுதியுடன் கொள்வனவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன..!

அவ்வகை வாகனங்களில் ஒன்று..!

Edited by nedukkalapoovan

  • கருத்துக்கள உறவுகள்

The rules of the European Union prohibit the sale of military materiel to areas of conflict, such as Sri Lanka. However, the EU is not able to force Slovakia to respect the rules.

Bratislava - The Slovak Economy Ministry has approved a shipment of 10,000 military missiles to the Sri Lankan Government. Sri Lanka is not on the list of countries subject to the embargo on arms exports, but the deal constitutes a violation of the European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports.

The island country has been engaged in civil war for 25 years, with the government fighting against Tamil Tiger rebels. The Sri Lankan army also intervenes against the civilian population and is suspected of violating human rights.

Ceasefire Has Ended

The three-meter missiles were shipped from Slovakia to Croatia, from where they are to depart for Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, by ship on Thursday [ 10 April]. The "end-user" of the weapons is listed as the Sri Lankan Armed Forces General Staff.

The missiles are dispatched from multiple rocket launchers on trucks that operate in batteries of 18 and can be fired in volleys of up to 720 at a time. The system is known more for its destructive power than for its accuracy.

"This sale is a particularly bad one in that it will feed the conflict," said Roy Isbister, head of arms exports controls at the Saferworld organization, which monitors arms trade.

The Sri Lankan Government unilaterally ended a ceasefire with the Tamil Tigers in January. Recent US, UN, and EU human rights reports say that the government participated in killing and kidnapping civilians.

What Does the Code of Conduct Say?

It follows from the European Code of Conduct on Arms Exports that Sri Lanka is among the countries to which EU members should not supply weapons.

"Member states will not issue an export license (for military goods) if there is a clear risk that the proposed export might be used for internal repression." Article 3 says that "member states will not allow exports which would provoke or prolong armed conflicts or aggravate existing tensions in the final destination."

The Code is considered "politically binding." In August 1998, Slovakia and 12 other candidates for EU membership pledged to follow the Code of Conduct in their export policies.

The Economy Ministry, which is responsible for issuing licenses for arms exports, has approved the consignment to Sri Lanka. It claims that this is not in violation of the European Union Code.

"Sri Lanka is a member of the UN, which has a guaranteed right to defend itself and protect its own security," said Ministry spokesman Branislav Zvara. "The UN Security Council's evaluation of the situation in Sri Lanka has not led it to declare an embargo on arms shipments to the country."

No Threat of Punishment

The Foreign Ministry has the power of veto on arms exports. It also sees nothing wrong with the missile deal, so it could not have arrived at the conclusion that the export was in violation of Slovakia's international obligations or damaged its foreign policy interests. "The export control regime is fully compatible with the systems used in EU and NATO partner countries, and in general enjoys their natural respect and recognition," said Ministry spokesman Jan Skoda.

Countries cannot be punished for violating the EU Code on Conduct on Arms Exports, because it does not have the power of a law. "How the Code is implemented is up to each member country," said Christiana Hohmann, spokeswoman for Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European commissioner for external relations.

Slovakia Not Alone

Slovakia is not the largest supplier of weapons to Sri Lanka. In 2005 and 2006, the last years for which data are available in EU consolidated reports, Slovakia exported 213,000 euros worth of vehicles and components to Sri Lanka, while the Czech Republic sent almost 4 million euros worth military materiel and Great Britain dispatched over 8.5 million euros worth of weapons.

"The Slovak sale of missiles is problematic under the European Union Code, but, unfortunately, Slovakia is not alone in its behaviour," said Saferworld's Isbister.

How the Weapons Got Out of the Ministry Depots

The ministry confirmed that it had sold the missiles. However, it did not say how many and for how much.

The missiles that are travelling from Slovakia to Sri Lanka were bought from the Defence Ministry surplus stocks by the SMS arms trading company from Dubnica nad Vahom on 24 November 2006. Ministry spokesman Vladimir Gemela said that the sale price had been 8.45 million korunas [sk], but refused to say how many missiles the state had sold or what the per-unit price was.

Price

The 10,000 missiles were later purchased by the Way Industry company from Krupina in Central Slovakia and sold to Lanka Logistics of Colombo, a state firm which has handled arms procurement for the Sri Lankan army since the end of last year. According to Sme's information, Sri Lanka paid $180 per missile, not including transit costs, totalling Sk37.6 million. Another 30,000 missiles will follow if the first deal ends up well.

The 122 mm missiles have a range of up to 30 kilometres, and can carry 20-kilogram high explosive, incendiary or chemical warheads.

They are fired by the Soviet-designed GRAD multiple rocket launcher, which is used in over 50 countries, making it one of the world's most popular rocket artillery systems. The former Czechoslovakia developed a variation on the GRAD called the RM70, which the Slovak missiles in question were designed for.

Bozenas and Missiles

Way Industry is more known for its exports of Bozena minesweeping vehicles, which have cleared minefields for UN and NATO troops in places like Afghanistan, Iraq and the countries of the former Yugoslavia.

Way director Julius Mokos denied that the deal violated any laws, and said that the Sri Lankan Government had a right to defend itself against the Tamil Tigers. "They are the worst terrorists in the world. (...) We should be asking where the terrorists are getting their weapons, not where the government is getting them." Source: Sme, Bratislava, in Slovak 7 Apr 08, p 3

BBC Mon EU1 EuroPol SA1 SAsPol 080408 nn/osc

http://www.individual.com/story.php?story=80548943

Edited by nedukkalapoovan

10 000 த்தையும் ஒரே நாளில அடிச்சு முடிச்சு போடுவங்கள் போலகிடக்கு.

சிறிலங்காவுக்கு 10,000 இராணுவ ஏவுகணைகளை ஸ்லோவோக்கியா விற்பனை செய்துள்ளதாக "உலகப் பாதுகாப்பு" அமைப்பின் ஆயுத வர்த்தக கண்காணிப்புக் குழு எதிர்ப்புத் தெரிவித்துள்ளது.

தொடர்ந்து வாசிக்க

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"Sri Lanka paid $180 per missile"

விலை ரொம்பவும் கம்மியா தெரியுதே.

ஒரியனலா அல்லது புஸ்வாணமோ தெரியலையே.

மோட்டுச் சிங்களவங்களுக்கு என்னெண்டு தெரியப்போகுது ஒரிஜினலோ பூஸ்வாணமோ எண்டு. உவங்கள் வாழைப் பொத்திக்குத்தான் பெயின்ரை அடிச்சுப் போட்டு 180$ படி வித்தாங்களோ?

180$ வாழைப்பொத்தி வேண்டின பெருமை மகிந்தவை தான் சாரும் போல கிடக்கு.

இவ்வளவு காலமும் பாவித்த வாழைப்பொத்திகள், வேலை செய்யல்ல போல கிடக்கு. அதுதான் ஸ்லோவாக்கியாவில இருந்து வாங்கினம். சீனாக்காரனிட்ட இருந்த நம்பிக்க போச்சுதோ தெரியல்ல. இதுவும் சரிப்படாட்டி வேற எங்க வாங்கலாம் எண்டு ஒருக்காச் சொல்லுங்கோ? உவங்கள் அடிக்கிற அடிக்கு மகிந்தர் எங்கணும் இனி பிச்ச தான் எடுக்க வேணும். தமிழ் சிங்கள புதுவருஷம் வருகுதல்லே, புஷ்வாணம் விடவேண்டாமே.

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