Export permits for military vehicles issued despite concerns over Azerbaijan’s poor human rights record, CBC News reports.
A deal by a Canadian company to export armored personnel carriers to Azerbaijan and set up a joint production of these military-style vehicles in the oil-rich former Soviet republic is once again raising questions about the efficacy of Canada’s defence export controls.
Toronto-based INKAS Armored Vehicle Manufacturing has signed a deal with Azerbaijan’s interior ministry under which the company has already delivered “a few” Canadian-made armored personnel carriers (APCs).
The privately owned company has also set up a joint venture with an Azerbaijani firm to produce …read more
Source: Public Radio of Armenia
