Minister: There's no market for Zastava weapons

Defense Minister Dragan Sutanovac has said there was no market for the products of Zastava Army "that would make it operate the way everyone would like". "There is no market at the moment, and that does not depend on politics and our good will, but on demand," Sutanovac told B92, adding that the world has too much of the kind of weapons Zastava Arms produces. Minister: There's no market for Zastava weapons The problems plaguing the company stem from the past and have been around for a number of decades, he noted. He was not able to explain how the company created all the military equipment lying in stock and when it was manufactured. According to Sutanovac, the Defense Ministry does not need that merchandise. Zastava Arms workers have been on strike since Monday. They seized the company storage, demanding the government help the firm out of the crisis it is in. The production at the company was halted on Wednesday. Dragan Sutanovac (file)

Minister: There's no market for Zastava weapons

The problems plaguing the company stem from the past and have been around for a number of decades, he noted.

He was not able to explain how the company created all the military equipment lying in stock and when it was manufactured. According to Šutanovac, the Defense Ministry does not need that merchandise.

Zastava Arms workers have been on strike since Monday. They seized the company storage, demanding the government help the firm out of the crisis it is in. The production at the company was halted on Wednesday.