Russia to sell at least 10 MiG fighters to Syria

Russia's MiG aircraft maker said Friday it plans to sign a new agreement to ship at least 10 fighter jets to Syria.

MiG's director general, Sergei Korotkov, said a Syrian delegation was in Moscow to discuss the details of a new contract for the delivery of MiG-29 M/M2 fighters.

In remarks carried by Russian news agencies, he said Syria wants to buy ``more than 10'' such fighters.

The MiG-29 M2 is an advanced version of the MiG-29 twin-engine fighter jet, which has been a mainstay of the Soviet and Russian air force since mid-1980s.

Syria had about 20 fighters of the original make among scores of other Soviet- and Russian-built aircraft.