PM Modi, President Putin Address Joint Statement: Highlights

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New Delhi, Dec 11, 2014: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday as sanctions-hit Moscow tries to strengthen energy, defence and strategic ties in Asia.

 

India has agreed to identify a second site, in addition to Kudankulam, for Russian-designed nuclear power units.

PM Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed a joint statement in Delhi today. Here are the highlights:

PM Narendra Modi:

Honoured to host President Putin in India

Putin is the leader of a great nation with whom we have a friendship that is unmatched

Strategic partnership that is incomparable in content

Has been there in tough times

India has stood with Russia through its own challenges

The importance of this relationship and its unique place in India is foreign policy will not change
Russia has been India’s foremost defence partner through decades

We have outlined an ambitious vision for nuclear energy of at least 10 more reactors

Russia has offered to fully manufacture in India one of its most advanced helicopters...We will follow up on this quickly

 

Courtesy: NDTV