y-formed Russian-Indian joint commission on monitoring bilateral military-technical cooperation has held a two-day meeting in New Delhi, the Indian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
The decision to set up the commission was adopted in September at a meeting of the Russian and Indian defense ministers in New Delhi. The commission is expected to improve regulatory and technical aspects of military cooperation. The meeting was held on December 2-3.
"The sides discussed issues related to the implementation of various joint projects, including a fifth-generation fighter, a multipurpose transport plane, T-90 tanks, an AWACS plane, the modernization of the Su-30MKI fighter, the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier, and medium-class helicopters," the ministry said in a statement.
During the visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to India, which begins on Thursday, Russia and India could sign a number of contracts in the sphere of military-technical cooperation, presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko earlier said.
Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov is to accompany the president on his visit to India.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
India, Russia Discuss Military-Technical Cooperation
India, Russia discuss military-technical cooperation
(NSI News Source Info) NEW DELHI - December 4, 2008: A recently-formed Russian-Indian joint commission on monitoring bilateral military-technical cooperation has held a two-day meeting in New Delhi, the Indian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
The decision to set up the commission was adopted in September at a meeting of the Russian and Indian defense ministers in New Delhi. The commission is expected to improve regulatory and technical aspects of military cooperation. The meeting was held on December 2-3.
"The sides discussed issues related to the implementation of various joint projects, including a fifth-generation fighter, a multipurpose transport plane, T-90 tanks, an AWACS plane, the modernization of the Su-30MKI fighter, the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier, and medium-class helicopters," the ministry said in a statement.
During the visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to India, which begins on Thursday, Russia and India could sign a number of contracts in the sphere of military-technical cooperation, presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko earlier said.
Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov is to accompany the president on his visit to India.
y-formed Russian-Indian joint commission on monitoring bilateral military-technical cooperation has held a two-day meeting in New Delhi, the Indian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
The decision to set up the commission was adopted in September at a meeting of the Russian and Indian defense ministers in New Delhi. The commission is expected to improve regulatory and technical aspects of military cooperation. The meeting was held on December 2-3.
"The sides discussed issues related to the implementation of various joint projects, including a fifth-generation fighter, a multipurpose transport plane, T-90 tanks, an AWACS plane, the modernization of the Su-30MKI fighter, the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier, and medium-class helicopters," the ministry said in a statement.
During the visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to India, which begins on Thursday, Russia and India could sign a number of contracts in the sphere of military-technical cooperation, presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko earlier said.
Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov is to accompany the president on his visit to India.
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