New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday morning left for a three-day visit to Russia. Expansion of civil nuclear deal and three defence pacts dominate the PM’s agenda for the trip.
On the eve of his visit to Russia, Manmohan Singh said on Saturday that India seeks to strengthen its multi-faceted and strategic ties with that country and expressed confidence that his trip would achieve that.
In a statement the Prime Minister said he will review with President Dmitry Medvedev the status of bilateral cooperation in the key areas of defence, civil nuclear energy, space and hydrocarbons at the Annual Summit meeting on Monday.
“The Annual Summit is the principal mechanism for the advancement of our strategic partnership with Russia. This is a partnership based on the solid foundation of long-standing friendship, deep mutual trust and strong convergence of interests,” Singh said.
He noted that over the years, the Indo-Russian multi-faceted cooperation has acquired greater depth and maturity through joint efforts. “We seek to strengthen these ties further.”
“I am confident that my visit will be yet another step forward in consolidating our cooperation with Russia and in reinforcing the fact that India-Russia strategic partnership is a factor of peace and stability in the evolving international situation,” he said.
Singh, who will be undertaking his sixth visit to Russia since 2004, said he will also meet Prime Minister Vladimir Putin under whose presidency the annual dialogue was set up.
Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur is also accompanying him to Russia.
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