Russia is supporting to Venezuela for the construction in the country of a factory of guns Kalashnikov AK 103 like part in the bilateral agreements of military cooperation, informed the Russian ambassador in Caracas.

The Russian diplomat, Vladimir Zaemskiy, said to the press that Russia is jointly working with the Venezuelan authorities for the “transference of high tech for the creation of the bands of production” of the guns Kalashnikov AK 103 and its cartridges, according to reviewed state Agency Bolivariana de Noticias (ABN).

The factory of arms and the ammunition will be in the Aragua state, indicated ABN.

Zaemskiy indicated that the Venezuelan Government is about to culminate a series of contracts for the acquisition of 53 helicopters of the model My. Venezuela made specific in a 2005 agreement to acquire 53 helicopters My that began to arrive at the country in the 2006. (AP