France's exports of weapons amounted to 6.5 billion euros in 2011

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French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Odrian

Announced the French Defense Ministry said Thursday that French exports of weapons reached in 2011 about 6.5 billion euros, an increase of 27 percent from 2010, came in the annual report submitted by the French Defense Minister Jean-Yves for Odrian COMMITTEES defense and foreign affairs in parliament.

The Minister of Defence in the Ministry's report that the French arms industry exports rose significantly during the last year, compared with 5.12 billion euros recorded in 2010, stressing that France does not Tual at the forefront of arms-exporting countries in the world.

He said that arms exports are part of long-term programs can extend over several decades "and must continue on the basis of close relations of trust with the partner countries." The French minister called to develop a "strategic partnership" with countries such as Brazil and the United Arab Emirates and India, which is currently negotiating to buy 126 fighter aircraft "Rafale" French.

The should Odrian the need for a long-term partnership relations with a number of countries not only (the partnership) to purchase equipment at a certain moment of military history.