SURINAME – The National Army on Friday presented the three Chetak helicopters at the air force  base located at Zorg en Hoop. The three helicopters had been purchased through a credit line in 2009 by the previous administration but were delivered in January 2015. “Because of various aspects it took a long time before we could these choppers ours but now we are relieved,” said Defense Minister Lamuré Latour. General  Ronni Benschop, Air Force Commander Robert Kartodikromo and India’s ambassador to Suriname,  Subashini Murugesan, who attended this special event heard how Minister Latour began his speech with the word: finally…[+]