MOSCOW. March 16 (Interfax-AVN) - Measures to expand the geographical area of deliveries of dual purpose products helped Russia maintain its pre-crisis volume of these exports last year, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said.

"I am pleased to announce that last year, despite the world economic crisis, Russia managed to maintain its previously achieved volume of exports of dual purpose products, which totaled $6.36 billion [in 2009]. This is a good result," Ivanov said at a session of the country