- ZTS OSOS
ZTS OSOS, previously known as ZTS OZOS, is an
armaments company. ZTS, which was founded in 1990, has its headquarters inVrútky ,Slovakia . [http://www.nisat.org/blackmarket/europe/Central%20&%20Eastern%20Europe%20and%20Russia/slovakia/2001-01-12%20Slovak%20Firm%20Allegedly%20Involved%20in%20Arms%20Exports%20to%20Angola.html Slovak Firm Allegedly Involved in Arms Exports to Angola] Pravda]Angolagate
French tax authorities began investigating the company in 1996 over two alleged arms deals to the Angolan government in 1993 and 1994 in connection with the Angolagate scandal. The company's management denies that it has ties to
Pierre Falcone 'sBrenco International and that the company sold armaments to the Angolan government. However, Falcone andArcadi Gaydamak are the only people who had access to ZTS'sParibas Bank account inParis ,France in 1994, an account which no longer exists. According to an anonymous expert who spoke with the French press, Falcone went toColombia ,Argentina ,Canada , and theUnited Kingdom on behalf of ZTS. After he partnered with Gaydamak he soldT-62 main battle tank s, artillery, ammunition, and fighter aircraft to the Angolan government worthUSD $500 million. The Angolan government paid Falcone and Gaydamak throughSONANGOL to the Dutch branch ofCoastal Petroleum NV and then to Falcone and Gaydamak's account in Paris.When Falcone and the Angolan government agreed to the first arms deal, Falcone allegedly signed the contract: "Falcone. ZTS-OSOS-Russian-Angolan Affairs."
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