LONDON [MENL] -- Sudan has obtained military helicopters from Lithuania.Western diplomatic sources said Lithuania sold at least two Mi-8
military transport helicopters to Sudan in a six-month period. They said the
first Mi-8T was delivered to Khartoum around July 2001 and the second was
delivered in January 2002.The Soviet-origin helicopters were sold by Lithuania's Avia Baltika
without an export license. The Mi-8T helicopter has been banned for export
to Sudan by the United Nations.The sources said that in January Avia Baltika also sold Khartoum spare
parts for the Mi-8T. They said personnel from the company are helping the
Sudanese Air Force absorb the new aircraft.
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