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RIYADH, Feb 12: Russia will launch six Saudi-made information satellites for Saudi Arabia this year, officials of the two countries said on Monday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the plans at a meeting with Saudi businessmen in Riyadh during a visit to boost trade between the world's top two oil producers.
A senior official from King Abdulaziz Science and Technology City, a technology park in Riyadh, said the satellites would be launched in the first half of this year.
He said five would be for telecommunications and data transfer and the sixth will be for remote sensing.—Reuters
