Times Of India Source:
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shakes hands with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)
NEW DELHI: India and Russia on Friday signed landmark accords on issues ranging from nuclear energy to space, as Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met Indian leaders in a bid to bolster ties.
The accords covered the building of four new nuclear energy reactors in Kudankulam in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, as well as a cooperation accord on manned space flight.
"The signing of the agreement on civil nuclear cooperation with Russia marks a new milestone in the history of our cooperation with Russia in the field of nuclear energy," Singh told a joint press conference with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who is on a three-day visit, here.
Russia becomes the third country to sign an atomic energy agreement with India after a decision in September by the Nuclear Suppliers Group to waive its ban on trade of nuclear technology with India.
The United States and France are the other powers to have signed agreements with New Delhi.
Moscow is already building two 1,000-megawatt light water reactors at the site. The value of the new deal was not given.
The two sides also signed an accord that envisages Russia sending an Indian cosmonaut into space in 2013 and then launch a manned Indian spacecraft in 2015, officials said.
Another deal on the sale to India of 80 military helicopters was also signed.
Medvedev is the first head of state to visit India following terrorist attacks on Mumbai a week ago which left over 180 people dead. He has already pledged Moscow's support to India in the anti-terror fight.
"The terrorist threat is not over for our country," said Medvedev in an interview with Indian public television. "We are ready to have cooperation (with India) in all areas with the aim of preventing such terror attacks."
He was welcomed with a full military salute at the presidential palace and then laid a wreath at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, before heading into talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.More.
NDTV Source:
India and Russia have signed an agreement for Russia to construct additional nuclear power plants at Kudankulam.
Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that signing of the nuclear cooperation agreement marks a new milestone.
Singh said that he had detailed talks on aspects of Indo-Russian relationship including terrorism with Russian President Medvedev.
"I expressed to President Medvedev the outrage Indians are feeling over Mumbai attacks," said Singh. More
Hindustan Times Source:
The India-Russia relationship has "withstood the test of time", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said at a joint press conference with visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in New Delhi on Friday.
The many agreements signed between India and Russia, he said, marked “a new milestone in the history of cooperation with Russia”.
Addressing the media after the signing of various agreements between India and Russia, Manmohan Singh said: “It's a relationship that has withstood the test of time.” read more
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