Kazakhstan should stop buying military aircraft from CIS states – senator

Senator Gani KasymovAfter AN-72 Kazakh Border Service military plane crash, Kazakh Senator Gani Kasymov has called on the government authorities to stop buying aircraft produced in other CIS countries.  

“I would request you to consider the following: about ten years ago, when there was a danger for the civil air flights our President showed a good example and put a ban on the purchase of aircrafts from other CIS countries. Therefore, today we have European airbuses and American Boeings in our civil air fleet and the safety issue is resolved. Now those principles  should be applied to the airplanes that service the Ministries of Internal Affairs, Emergency Situations, Defense Ministry, special services and security,”-said Kasymov on Thursday addressing the deputies.  

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