Serbian arms manufacturer denies exporting weapons to Georgia

Danas , Serbia Aug 15 2008 Serbian arms manufacturer denies exporting weapons to Georgia [Report by Zoran Radovanovic: "Serbian Government Banned Export of Domestically Made Weaponry to Georgia in 2006"] Kragujevac -- The Russian Defence Ministry is quoted by the United Kingdom's BBC as saying that Serbia is on the list of countries that assisted Georgia militarily ahead of the war in South Ossetia. On the list of Georgia's alleged helpers ahead of the war in South Ossetia, apart from Serbia, are also the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, and some other countries. Where Serbia is concerned, the Russian Defence Ministry's statement says that Kalashnikov assault rifles manufactured by Kragujevac-based Zastava arms factory were used in attacks on South Ossetia... [read full story]