Chapter 597: Meeting with the Soviet Ambassador
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Iraq was going to hold military exercises with the USSR? Brightman was nervous in his heart, he knew very well what it would mean if Iraq really held military exercises with the Soviet Union, Iraq chose the Soviet Union!
No, that is absolutely not in the interests of the United States, a strong Iraq is no longer in the interests of the United States, and if you add to it the fall to the Soviet Union, then the Soviet Union can completely enter the Arabian Sea through Iran!
At this time, Brightman remembered what Cusai had just said, and suddenly felt that it was meaningful, and those words must have a deep meaning. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info≦≧
Bidding farewell to Qusay, Brightman was in the aisle, passing by a person, it was the Soviet ambassador to Iraq, Barkovsky. Could it be that the Soviets were so fast? Brightman showed good qualities as a diplomat and greeted Barkovsky, but the guy was so arrogant that he glanced at Brightman and walked into Qusay's office.
Now, Brightman has no doubts about Cusay's words.
In fact, what Qusay just said was to deceive Brightman, and Qusay only said that the Soviet side invited Iraq to conduct exercises, but did not say that Iraq had agreed, and the real fact is that Qusay put forward the maximum conditions when he wanted to get helmet sights and R-73 missiles, and those two things were too important for Iraq. ≦≧
However, after Qusay put forward the conditions, the Soviet Union did not reply, and Qusay went on a visit to the big eastern countries, and so far, he has not met anyone from the Soviet side, so the so-called Soviet Union's invitation to Iraq to participate in military exercises is purely a matter of touching the upper lip to the lower lip and casually saying it to increase political bargaining chips. No matter how naïve a person is, if he climbs to this position, I am afraid he will not be naïve, and Kusai is very proficient in thick black learning.
As for the arrival of the Soviet ambassador, it was a complete coincidence, because. After learning that Qusay had finally arrived in Baghdad, the Soviet ambassador knew that it was time to take on his own difficult task, if he persuaded His Excellency Qusay to exchange the production line of Mi-24 helicopters for the F-14? He already knows that His Excellency Qusay is definitely the master who will not take advantage of him, and this time, can he succeed in convincing the other party? If you can't convince the other person yourself. Then, you will appear very incompetent. You must know that Gorbachev, an important figure in the party, attaches great importance to Iraq, and he also knows that what Gorbachev attaches importance to is Iraq's foreign exchange and funds from Iraq, which is an important aspect of domestic reform. ≦≧ Iraqi soil is full of oil, and when you spend money, millions, tens of millions of dollars, you won't blink an eye.
"Your Excellency Qusay, the Soviet ambassador to Iraq asks for a meeting." The secretary said.
Kusai was very casual and wanted to say, is there an appointment? However, his mind suddenly reacted that it was someone from the Soviet Union, and remembered that he had just used the Soviet Union to defraud the United States. And now the Soviets have come to collect protection money from themselves?
Cusai's mind turned, and he remembered the request he made to the Soviet Union before leaving, and they came to reply so quickly?
"Ask him to come in." Qusay said.
Barkovsky walked in and said first: "Your Excellency Qusay, there was an earthquake in the Bakhtalan region, which caused you to suffer. We are very concerned about this earthquake and express our condolences to the Iranian compatriots who were injured in the earthquake. If your country needs it, we can provide some off-road military vehicles to help rebuild your mining area. ”
If the US ambassador just said this, his mood would be much more relaxed, and Qusay said: "On behalf of the people in the disaster area, I would like to express my gratitude to your country, we have enough off-road trucks to meet the needs of the disaster area." ≦≧”
After saying that, Qusay smiled: "You will not ask the International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations to verify our earthquake area in order to determine whether there is an underground nuclear test, like the United States, right?" ”
"Of course not, Iraq was one of the first countries to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, how could it be possible to develop nuclear weapons! If it is developed, it is almost the same as the sè column, and the sè column has just had an earthquake. Barkovsky said.
It would be nice if the USSR had the same attitude! Qusay rejoiced in his heart, and what he feared most was that even the Soviet Union thought that it was testing nuclear weapons, and in that case, the two superpowers would press on each other, and it would be difficult for Iraq to deal with it.
In fact, after the United States released that remark, the Soviet Union held a meeting to discuss whether Iraq was really conducting a nuclear test, and the result was obvious, everything was just slander by the United States, and Iraq wanted to carry out a nuclear program, but it was simply incapable! Iraq's Oshirak nuclear reactor has been blown up by Israel, and since then, Iraq has lost its source of raw materials for nuclear weapons. Besides, their agents have already penetrated into the top level of Iraq, but they have never reported on this, so they believe that the United States has only one purpose in chasing after the wind and shadows this time, and they feel that Iraq is disobedient and wants to knock and knock Iraq, and that's it. ≦≧
Nuclear weapons, how easy to develop? Or underground nuclear testing? You know, this requires a fairly high level of technology, and it is simply impossible to develop to that level in Iraq.
Therefore, the Soviet Union did not take this earthquake seriously at all, and Barkovsky just made a good start to facilitate the following words.
However, if it were really known that Iraq had detonated nuclear weapons, I am afraid that the attitude of the Soviet Union and the United States would be the same, resolutely not allowing countries other than the five countries to possess nuclear weapons, and they must be sanctioned! On this point, the position of the superpowers is completely consistent.
"Yes, therefore, we in Iraq have expressed strong indignation at the slander of the Americans, we in Iraq were the first country to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and we will strictly abide by the resolutions of the International Atomic Energy Agency, but we will definitely not be willing to be kneaded by the United States at will. ≦≧" Qusay said angrily: "
"Yes, we in the Soviet Union are also very disgusted by this act of the United States, and we will support Iraq to obtain its legitimate rights and interests." "At the same time, in order to support Iraq, we have decided to export to your country the production line of Mi-24 helicopter gunships worth $100 million," Barkovsky said. ”
When Kusai heard this, he felt very surprised, not because the other party asked for a 100 million dollar production line, but because the other party was suddenly so generous that he could export the production line? You must know that in the last time, this request put forward by Qusay was completely rejected by the Soviet Union.
As soon as Kusai thought about it, he understood that the Soviet Union was so generous, it must be because it did not want to export helmet sights and R-73 missiles, and wanted to exchange it for the production line of Mi-24 helicopters!
In this way, the desire to convert the Mirage 4000 into a more powerful close-range air combat capability will be thwarted, but in two years, Iraq will be able to buy all kinds of weapons from the Soviet Union generously, and now it will have to endure it for another two years.
Although the projection area of the Mi-24 is relatively large, although the use of a bubble cockpit has caused some deformation of the outside world's vision, the Mi-24 is still a powerful helicopter gunship, which can make Iraq's industry make great progress again!
Qusay is a very contented person, and of course, if you cheat him again, it is also very much in line with the style of His Excellency Qusay.
"Thank you very much for your support," Qusay said: "Your country's ability to provide us with the Mi-24 production line is a testimony to the friendship between the Soviet Union and Iraq, and we have greater confidence in the continued amicable development of relations between the Soviet Union and Iraq." ”
"Your Excellency Qusay, then, about your persuasion of Tehran to provide us with an F-14 fighter..."
"Oh? By the way, did you agree to export helmet-mounted sights and R-73 missiles to us? Qusay was very happy: "Today is really a fruitful moment, and we express our sincere gratitude to the Soviet Union!" ”
In a word, Barkovsky was speechless, is this Lord Qusay really stupid or pretending to be stupid, the Soviet Union can provide a production line for Mi-24 helicopter gunships, it is already an unprecedented thing, the other party is not satisfied, and is still thinking about those two things? That's the main force that the USSR just equipped, how could it be exported so quickly? He really thought that the relationship between the two sides had reached this point of friendship?
"Your Excellency Qusay, we have already demonstrated the great friendship of our Soviet Union to you by exporting the Mi-24 to you, and in return, don't you think that it is a sign of friendship that we should provide the F-14 to our Soviet Union?" Barkovsky said: "The helmet-mounted sights and R-73 missiles you proposed are the latest weapons of the Soviet Union, and so far, there is no possibility of exporting. ”
Barkovsky's words are already very straightforward, and as a diplomat, it is somewhat inappropriate to say so, but as a negotiator, his confident words carry just the right weight.
Of course, Barkovsky knew he had to do it, depending on what the other person said.
"Okay, we will try our best to convince Tehran to keep those F-14 fighters anyway, it's useless for them to keep them, they are all left by organ donation, and now Iran is in ruins, so let Iran do it to your country at a low price of 20 million US dollars, and we can be regarded as doing our part for Iran."
$20 million a plane? That's just rags! Barkovsky gasped, this Lord Cussay, if you want to raise the price, you are really ruthless, you knew that when you said the production line just now, you would ask for 150 million US dollars from the other party!
Then, he heard Qusay say to himself: "When Iran bought these fighters, one fighter plane was nearly 50 million US dollars, and now it has not even been sold for half the price, I don't know if the other party is willing." (To be continued) RQ