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Good afternoon, colleagues,

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In May this year we marked the 65th anniversary of military technology 

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cooperation with foreign states.

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I would like to use the occasion of our meeting to once again 

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congratulate our weapon designers and producers, the engineers,

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workers and veterans of the Russian defence industry on this date.

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It is thanks to their selfless labour that Russia has not only 

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preserved but also strengthened its leading position on the global arms 

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market, primarily in the high-tech sector, amid tough competition.

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Relying on our rich experience in this sphere,

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we must continue to consistently build up our military technology 

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cooperation with foreign states.

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Our capabilities in the military technical sphere must be used 

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to modernise and upgrade all our industries,

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to support our science and to create a powerful technological potential 

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for the country’s dynamic development.

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Colleagues,

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We have several issues on the agenda of today's meeting 

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of the Commission for Military Technology Cooperation with 

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Foreign States. We will also discuss measures to develop 

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military technology cooperation.

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In recent years, Russia’s export of military products has been 

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at a consistently high level, around $15 billion.

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Russian manufacturers have the advantage of an unfailingly high quality 

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of products, which have no analogue in their combat 

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and technical characteristics.

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Russia values ​​its reputation of being a conscientious and responsible 

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participant in military technology cooperation.

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We strictly observe international norms and principles in this area.

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We supply weapons and military equipment solely in the interests 

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of security, defence and anti-terrorism efforts.

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In each case, we thoroughly assess the situation and try to predict 

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the developments in the specific region.

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No bilateral contracts are ever targeted against third 

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countries, against their security interests.

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We will certainly continue to closely follow the trends of the global 

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arms market, to offer our partners new flexible 

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and convenient forms of cooperation.

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This is all the more important in the current conditions,

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when our competitors often resort to unfair methods such as putting 

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pressure on or blackmailing customers,

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also through the use of political sanctions,

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so as to force them to buy their military equipment,

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even though it is more expensive and inferior to our 

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products in quality.

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A new factor is the growing interest from foreign customers in modern 

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research and development and design projects,

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as well as in setting up military products manufacturing at home.

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We certainly try to consider their needs.

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Over the past five years, the volume of joint R&D projects to upgrade 

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or develop new types of weapons has increased by 35 percent.

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At the same time, the changing conditions in which we have to trade 

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in military equipment require some adjustment of existing approaches 

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and development of a new integrated strategy for the foreseeable 

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future. In a word, in military technology cooperation,

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we have both serious achievements and an understanding 

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of the large tasks facing us.

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Today we will discuss these specific issues in the most important area 

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of ​​our cooperation and make the necessary decisions.