Army Chief Says Patria APC Deal "Transparent"

Ljubljana, 15 May - Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt-Gen Albin Gutman, has backed the purchase of the 135 armoured personnel carriers from Finnish defence contractor Patria. This procurement was transparent and strictly according to regulations, he told STA in an interview.

Ljubljana Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Interview with the Slovenian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Lt.-Gen. Albin Gutman.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

The rest of this news item is available to subscribers.
The news item consists of 6.105 characters (without spaces) or 1.246 words words.

Buy the news item. Price: 2 tokens; on account: 0 tokens.

pc/mik/ep
© STA, 2008