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Russian Foreign Ministry notes growing military cooperation with India

MOSCOW, April 22. /TASS/. Russia and India in 2014 were systematically building up cooperation in the military and military-technical sphere within the framework of privileged strategic partnership, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in its annual performance report for 2014, published at the ministry’s website. "Amid the pressures of anti-Russian sanctions imposed by the West cooperation continued to be stepped up with countries in Asia and the Pacific," the Foreign Ministry said. "Special attention was paid to enhancing returns from such cooperation for Russia’s regions, those in the Far East first and foremost." In relations with India there remained the high momentum of the dialogue within the framework of privileged strategic partnership. The Foreign Ministry recalled that the Russian-Indian summit in New Delhi on December 11, 2014 confirmed the new Indian leadership’s commitment to stepping up bilateral relations. "In the course of implementing a flagship project in the energy sphere - the construction of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in India - the first unit went on stream and construction work at the second unit is now nearing completion. Military and military-technical cooperation was stepped up systematically. Russia hosted joint military exercises by all arms and services; the aircraft carrier The Vikramaditya entered duty as part of India’s Navy," the Foreign Ministry said. About progress in relations with China the Russian Foreign Ministry said that maintaining peace and stability on the border and creating favourable conditions for cross-border cooperation were high priorities. "On the basis of an agreement concluded by the heads of government the first joint inspection (2012-2016) is being carried out of the state border line with the aim to identify changes that have occurred to terrain over the more than ten years that have elapsed since the demarcation was completed," the report runs. "The mechanism of confidence-building measures in the military sphere and control of armed forces reductions along the border with China operates successfully." About relations with Japan the Russian Foreign Ministry said that despite Japan’s great involvement in the Western "war of sanctions" the 6th Russian-Japanese investment forum was held as expected and eleven memorandums and agreements were signed. Besides, on December 5, 2014 Vladivostok hosted the fourth meeting of the Russian-Japanese consultative committee for upgrading the Russian economy, where several dozen major projects were presented. All of these were oriented towards upgrading production and expanding the export of high value added products. Read more

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