Russian Defense minister Serguei Ivanov Wednesday said his country is to meet agreements to sell warplanes and helicopters to Venezuela, thus rejecting US calls to reconsider such sales, AFP reported.

"Review of the agreements is absolutely ruled out," Ivanov stated, as quoted by Russian news agencies.

Washington wants Russia to reconsider arm sales to President Hugo Chávez, who is initialing in Moscow a number of pacts to purchase Russian warplanes, Tuesday said the US State Department Assistant Spokesman Tom Casey.