Russia's arms exports totaled USD 14.5 billion last year, more than originally planned, Russian news agencies quoted President Vladimir Putin as saying on Tuesday.
The total portfolio of foreign orders for Russian arms has exceeded USD 56 billion, Putin told a meeting of the presidential commission on military-technical cooperation, which is term used in Russia for arms exports.
He also said that Defence Ministry had started preparations for demining of Syria's city of Palmyra liberated from Islamic State militants.