MOSCOW, Feb 1 (AFP) - Russia sold six billion dollars (4.6 billion euros) of weapons last year, the director of Moscow's military-technological cooperation service, Mikhail Dmitriev, was quoted as saying Tuesday by the ITAR-TASS news agency.
"The portfolio of orders is relatively high, at 14 to 15 billion dollars," Dmitriev said during a meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Dmitriev also noted the wide geographic range of the orders for arms.
"In addition to the traditional partners, the countries of southeast Asia such as Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar, as well as Malaysia and South Korea are also rather active," he said without providing details.
According to Dmitriev, Russia also concluded contracts with Morocco and Saudi Arabia.
"Russia is meeting all its obligations and the controls (on the sale of arms) are respected 100 percent," Dmitriev said.
Last year, Rosoboronexport, the federal agency responsible for exporting Russian arms and through which 90 percent of the exports pass, sold 5.1 billion dollars worth of weapons.
"The portfolio of orders is relatively high, at 14 to 15 billion dollars," Dmitriev said during a meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Dmitriev also noted the wide geographic range of the orders for arms.
"In addition to the traditional partners, the countries of southeast Asia such as Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar, as well as Malaysia and South Korea are also rather active," he said without providing details.
According to Dmitriev, Russia also concluded contracts with Morocco and Saudi Arabia.
"Russia is meeting all its obligations and the controls (on the sale of arms) are respected 100 percent," Dmitriev said.
Last year, Rosoboronexport, the federal agency responsible for exporting Russian arms and through which 90 percent of the exports pass, sold 5.1 billion dollars worth of weapons.