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Russia sold over $15 billion worth of arms to more than 60 countries in 2014, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

“Last year, Russian arms and military equipment were in demand in over 60 countries. The total volume of sales exceeded 15 billion U.S. dollars. New contracts worth 14 billion U.S. dollars were also added to the already significant portfolio of Russian arms manufactures,” Putin told a meeting of the Commission for Military Technology Cooperation with Foreign States.

The president said new challenges and threats forced many countries to revise their military doctrines and modernize their armed forces, adding that “we have to consider these tendencies.”

“Russia will expand its presence on such prospective markets and the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, Latin America and the Carribbean,” Putin told a meeting at the Kremlin.

Given the complicated geopolitical situation, Putin stressed that the export of high technology military products was of great significance to Russia.

“This is important for the renewal of defense industry, for enhancing research, testing and design work and for the resolution of a number of social matters,” he said.

Putin called on domestic manufacturers to make maximum use of Russia’s competitive edge to compete with other world defense providers.

Russia is one of the leading exporters in global market of arms and military technology. Russian-made weapons are supplied to 66 countries, and Moscow has military-technical cooperation agreements with 85 countries.

The increase in Russian arms sales was the result of uninterrupted investment by the government in the 2000s, intended to bring production and weapons capabilities on par with those of the west, says Stockholm International Peace  Research Institute.

“The share of global arms sales for companies outside North America and Western Europe has been increasing since 2005,” said Aude Fleurant, director of Sipri’s arms and military expenditure program, last month.

RIC, formed more than a decade ago, is focussed on strategic issues of multilateral cooperation and democratic international relations.

With two of these nations being permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, the RIC group plays a crucial role in global politics.

Monday’s meet is expected to discuss the Ukrainian crisis and the Iranian nuclear standoff as well as possible instability in Afghanistan post NATO pullout.

The three Foreign Minister’s will also discuss India’s bid to join the Russia-China-led security bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

All three countries have taken similar stands on Syria, vociferously opposing any military interference against Damascus.

The three sides are also eyeing transport links for energy resources through Afghanistan and Central Asia routes that would further boost trade ties.

Russia is the world’s biggest energy exporter while China and India top the list of energy consumers.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is backing the re-establishment of the ancient Silk Route that could bind China and India to resource-rich Central Asia, a trans-Eurasian project spanning from the Pacific Ocean to the Baltic Sea.

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Egyptian officials are finalising a gas deal with Russian energy giant Gazprom, local media reports said on Wednesday.

Energy-starved Egypt expects to finalize agreements with four major foreign suppliers of liquefied natural gas (LNG), including Russia’s Gazprom, the Al-Yaum As-Sabia reported.

Chairman of state-run Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), Khaled Abdel Badie said a delegation from the Russian energy giant arrived in Cairo on Tuesday to complete negotiations on gas deliveries from Russia.

“Intensive meetings with the Russian delegation are underway where the sides discuss the number of shipments on which a contract could be signed, as well as the date of their delivery, prices and a range of technical issues,” said Badie, hinting that the deal is expected this week.

Egypt has signed several deals in past months to import natural gas, which powers most of its homes and factories.

“Technical talks demand certain time to be concluded, and now the Egyptian and Russian sides seek to complete them as soon as possible,” said Badie.

In January, Egypt’s Oil Minister Sharif Ismail said Egypt had agreed with Gazprom to import 35 LNG shipments between 2015 and 2020. The annual amount could reach around 7 shipments, he said.

Egypt, which once exported gas, is going through its worst energy crisis in decades, with rising consumption and declining production turning it into an energy importer.

In October, Egypt’s authorities announced a tender to import LNG from abroad. Seven companies, including British Petroleum, Vitol, Trafigura and Golar LNG, made offers.

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