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Russian Defence Ministry Plans to Sign $15.5Bln Worth of Contracts at Army Forum - Shoigu

KUBINKA, Russia (Sputnik) - The Russian Defence Ministry is planning to sign 39 contracts worth a total of 1.2 trillion rubles ($15.5 billion) at the Army-2020 military forum, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Monday.
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"We are expecting to sign 39 contracts, and the total will be almost 1.160 trillion rubles," Shoigu said as aired on Zvezda broadcaster.

The forum held in a Moscow suburb of Kubinka began on Sunday and will last through Saturday.

The sixth international defence industry forum ARMY-2020, organized by the Russian Defence Ministry, will open in the Moscow Region on Sunday and present state-of-the-art weaponry and military hardware.

Russia has hosted the international defence industry event annually since 2015. This year's edition began on Sunday and will end on 5 September.

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