Russia Security Council secretary to discuss cooperation in India

MOSCOW, June 6 (Itar-Tass) -- Secretary of the Russian Security
Council Nikolai Patrushev, who will head a Russian interdepartmental
committee, will fly to India on Monday to have several negotiations and
consultations with several top political and military officials in the
country.
"Patrushev is to meet with his Indian counterpart Shiv Shankar Menon
and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh," the press service of the Russian
Security Council told Itar-Tass on Sunday.
The sides will discuss "the state and prospects of Russian-Indian
cooperation in the energy sector, space peaceful exploration,
military-technical cooperation and will share views on the most topical
problems in international and regional security," the press service said,
noting that it will be Patrushev's fourth official visit to India for the
last three years.
Meanwhile, the New Delhi negotiations will focus on the cooperation
within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and between the BRICS states,
the press service reported.