MOSCOW, June 3. /TASS/. Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) plans to deliver five latest and two repaired warships to the Navy this year, USC Head Aleksey Rakhmanov said in a live broadcast of the Rossiya-24 TV Channel at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Thursday.

"This year, our program stipulates seven delivery orders. This relates to the construction of new ships plus two more vessels from repairs," he said.

The United Shipbuilding Corporation’s program is very large, he stressed. "Last year, we delivered 11 ships and vessels: three were from repairs and the others were built," he added.

The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) organized by the Roscongress Foundation is running on June 2-5. This year, the forum’s motto is "Together Again. Economy of New Reality". Within the SPIEF format, the forums of small and medium business, Healthy Society, Drug Security and the SPIEF Junior special youth workshop will be held.

The SPIEF’21 forum is being held in the offline format with the observance of all the epidemiological safety measures. TASS is an information partner and the official photo hosting agency of the forum.