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Honduras seeks access to Dominican aircraft and armored vehicles
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Honduras seeks access to Dominican aircraft and armored vehicles

From Diario Libre · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Honduran President Nasry Asfura said Honduras is interested in acquiring Dominican-made TS-7 Dulus aircraft and Furia armored vehicles.
  • He linked the potential equipment deal to efforts against drug trafficking, organized crime and other security threats.
  • The presidents of Honduras and the Dominican Republic discussed the possibility and signed a broader bilateral cooperation agreement that includes military affairs.

Honduras wants access to aircraft and armored vehicles assembled in the Dominican Republic, after President Nasry Asfura toured the country’s military industry during an official visit.

Asfura said he had already discussed the possibility with Dominican President Luis Abinader. He tied the potential acquisition to Honduras’ need to confront drug trafficking, organized crime and other security threats.

We are very interested in security and in the Dominican military industry, so that we can have access to Dulus aircraft and armored vehicles.

— Nasry AsfuraThe Honduran president described his government’s interest in Dominican-made security equipment.

“We are very interested in security and in the Dominican military industry, so that we can have access to Dulus aircraft and armored vehicles,” Asfura said at a joint news conference at the National Palace. He added that Honduras needs to strengthen its technical, tactical and equipment capabilities.

“We have discussed acquiring certain equipment with the president to strengthen our National Police and Military Police,” Asfura later said.

We have discussed acquiring certain equipment with the president to strengthen our National Police and Military Police.

— Nasry AsfuraAsfura said the proposed equipment would support Honduras’ security forces.

A day earlier, Asfura and Abinader visited San Isidro Air Base, where the Honduran president saw the assembly process for the TS-7 Dulus aircraft and Furia armored vehicles. He also viewed the security system deployed by the Dominican Republic along its border with Haiti, saying that protecting borders forms part of defending national sovereignty.

Abinader confirmed that the two governments had signed a cooperation agreement covering military affairs, sports and other areas. He did not specify whether it included Honduran access to aircraft or vehicles produced in the Dominican Republic. “We signed an agreement that has not been read, but it will be provided to the press, covering almost all the issues we discussed here,” he said.

We signed an agreement that has not been read, but it will be provided to the press, covering almost all the issues we discussed here.

— Luis AbinaderThe Dominican president confirmed a broad bilateral cooperation agreement but did not specify whether it covered the proposed equipment.
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Originally published by Diario Libre in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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