On Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Mexico was in talks to buy a batch of Russian-made military helicopters .
Mexico has long-standing military ties with Russia and the Mexican armed forces use an extensive fleet of Russian-made helicopters .
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On a visit to Mexico, Lavrov said a new supply agreement with Russia’s Rosoboronexport arms exporter could follow an earlier purchase of about 50 Russian helicopters .
“The Mexican side is currently considering concrete proposals from Rosoboronexport , including the supply of helicopters,” Lavrov said.
In 2018 , Mexico’s then-incoming President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he would cancel the planned purchase of eight military helicopters from its main security partner, the United States, as part of cost-cutting measures .
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