Sergei Korotkov, general director of the MiG company that makes the jets, told Russian news agencies Friday that a Syrian delegation was in Moscow to discuss terms and deadlines of a new contract supplying MiG-29 M/M2 fighters to Syria.
Korotkov did not say how many MiGs Syria were buying, but says it would be ‘‘more than 10.’’
A Syrian delegation was currently in the Russian capital to sort out the contract details, he said.
Russia, a main arms supplier to syria, has defended its delivery of weapons to the conflict-torn country.
President Bashar al-Assad, in an interview broadcast in Lebanon Thursday, said Syria had taken delivery of the first batch of advanced anti-aircraft missiles from Russia.
Earlier on May 28, Moscow had said it would go ahead with the delivery of S-300 systems to Damascus, following which the Israeli regime hinted it would take action to prevent the delivery of the systems to Damascus.
Russia says that the shipment of the S-300 missile defense system is aimed at deterring foreign intervention in Syria.