Defence Minister Says He Will Step Down if Patria Proves Inferior

Ljubljana, 27 June - Defence Minister Karl Erjavec has said he would step down if it turned out that the Finnish-made Patria armoured personnel carriers, which were recently selected in a SIT 63bn (EUR 263m) defence deal, prove to be inferior to Slovenian-made Krpan.

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