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Russia sold record $15 bn worth of arms in 2012

Moscow, Jan 23: Russia sold a record $15.16 billion worth of weaponry in 2012 to countries including India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Venezuela and in the Middle East, a federal military agency has said."The volume of arms



"The portfolio of orders for defence-related products has also tripled. Its current value exceeds $46 billion," he said.



India is the leading purchaser of Russian arms, with Myanmar, Vietnam, Venezuela and Middle East countries also among the Russian defence industry's main clients.

Fomin said Russia's expanded list of its clients in 2012 included Afghanistan, Ghana, Oman and Tanzania.

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