Moscow: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
on Tuesday had a telephonic conversation with his Indian
counterpart Manmohan Singh and discussed with him the agenda
for his forthcoming India visit.
Putin, who is scheduled to visit New Delhi in March,
called Singh to discuss his upcoming trip, the first as Prime
Minister of Russia.
"Putin and Singh in their telephonic conversation
expressed satisfaction at high dynamism in bilateral trade and
economic relations in spite of global recession," Russian PM's
spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by ITAR-TASS.
Russian Vice Premier Sergei Sobyanin, Moscow's India
pointman, is going to New Delhi next week to finalise Putin's
agenda with External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, who is
co-chair of Indo-Russian Inter-governmental Commission
(IRIGC).
According to sources, Sobyanin could finalise several key
defence agreements, including commercial contracts for the
joint development of fifth generation fighter and multi-role
transport aircraft for signing, at the time of Putin's India
visit in the middle of March.
Singh, who visited Russia in December last year, had
invited Putin to India.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, February 09, 2010, 19:16