GERMAN COMPANY MTU BANS TURKEY’S SALE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT WITH ITS ENGINES TO AZERBAIJAN

Panorama
Oct 6 2011
Armenia

MTU Aero Engines, Germany’s leading engine manufacturer and the
world’s largest independent provider of commercial engine maintenance
services, has imposed a ban on its partner companies on sale of
military equipment with MTU engines (armored cars, cutters, etc.) to
Azerbaijan, a high-ranking source in the Turkish defense industry
reported, according to Azadlyg. The source also said that the German
company cooperates with many states, including Turkey.

The result of pressure by MTU was that Turkey’s industrial organization
of chemical mechanical engineering broke off talks with Azerbaijan
on sale of Fyrtyna T-155 howitzer with MTU-881 KA 500 diesel engine.

For that very reason MTU achieved a ban on sale of Turkish cutters
Yonca-Onuk to Azerbaijan. The ban also extends to Turkish ship-repair
companies.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress