Russia and Slovakia may sign an agreement for upgrade of Mi-17 helicopters soon, TASS reports with reference to Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico.

“I hope that the agreement for upgrade of Mi-17 helicopters (and other vehicles) carried out in Slovakia will be signed soon,” Fico said.

He also said that Bratislava is interested in upgrading its S-300 air defense systems. “I would like to admit that Slovakia is interested in upgrading S-300 systems,” Fico said.

The Slovakian Prime Minister also noted that his country is interested in Russian civil aviation. In particular, Sukhoi SuperJet 100 and “Tu” (Tupolev) civil aircraft were demonstrated to the delegation prior to departure.