Dmitry Medvedev to head to India

Forum Contacts RSS		RUSSIAN

RIA Novosti, PUBLISHED December 20, 2010

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will on Monday start an official three-day visit to India to discuss trade, economic, energy and cultural cooperation, as well as international issues.

A number of documents are to be signed following the Russian leader's talks with the Indian leadership. Medvedev will arrive in New Delhi on Monday evening.

During the visit, he will meet with Foreign Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Indian counterpart Pratibha Patil.

Relations between Russia and India have blossomed in recent years, with India becoming one of the biggest importers of Russian military hardware.

In 2009, Russian-Indian trade reached the $7.5 billion mark. It grew 20% in the first nine months of 2010, and the countries plan to raise the figure to $20 billion by 2015.

The biggest joint projects today are the construction of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in southern India and the exploration of the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas field with the participation of India's ONGC state-run corporation.

Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said Sunday his country's companies are ready to take part in the Russian privatization program for 2011-2013. The prospects will also be discussed during Medvedev's visit.

Topics: Russia, Asia, India

Other news:

Arctic expedition diary, blog one

We're setting out tomorrow around 11 a.m. after a visit by Sergei Ivanov and possibly a news conference.

ARMZ acquires Australian uranium producer in $1.2 bln deal

ARMZ will pay eight Australian dollars per share, which represents a 15.5 percent premium on the average market price for 20 trading days.

Russia to start building Turkish NPP in 2013

Russia will start building Turkey's first NPP estimated at $20 billion in 2013, Russian ambassador to Ankara Vladimir Ivanovsky said.

Hero of the day

Obama nuclear summit: A minor success

Further proof of this fact was provided by Obama Nuclear Security Summit held in Washington on April 12-13. However, this goal is unlikely to be achieved in four years.

INTERVIEW

Christophe Behar
We are preparing now a review of these design options and the decision has to be made in 2012, by the public authorities. ASTRID basic and detailed design will be launched afterwards.

OPINION

Vladimir Rychin
AREVA will return the foreign workers to the uranium deposits in Niger, which have been evacuated after the September seizure of seven hostages.