1. Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov told Minsk in no uncertain terms it had better bring the movement of Russian weaponry on its territory under effective control. 2. The sought-after information reportedly related to new Russian weaponry and Russian military cooperation with former Soviet republics. 3. Abdullah is due to travel to the weapons-production town of Tula on Monday to visit an elite airborne division and acquaint himself with modern Russian weaponry. 4. China has been an enthusiastic buyer of Russian weaponry, and Chinese officials overseeing military purchases attended the meeting. 5. South Korea, which buys most of its military hardware from the United States, has been reluctant to purchase any Russian weaponry, citing operational incompatibility. 6. The ITAR-Tass news agency quoted officials with the Russian delegation as saying the two sides discussed military cooperation and new contracts for supplying advanced Russian weaponry. 7. The Vietnamese are interested in Russian weaponry to modernize their military, along with spare parts. 8. NATO has said it might accept shifts of Russian weaponry towards the Caucusas provided that other countries in the region do not object. |