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Thu, 09/10/2009 - 09:11
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India's ties with other nations not at Russia's cost:President
New Delhi, Sept 9 (PTI) Brushing aside reports that India
is moving away from Russia, President of India Pratibha Patil
has said New Delhi's ties with other countries would not be at
the cost of Moscow.
New Delhi's ties with Moscow are on strong foundations and
"would not be affected by our relationship with other
countries," Patil, who returned Tuesday night after a
seven-day visit to Russia and Tajikistan, told reporters.
"India really appreciated Russia's support in the
economic, energy, defence and nuclear fields and that our
relationship stood on its own," Patil said adding she conveyed
this to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, with whom she
had wide ranging discussions on further diversifying and
strengthening the engagement by the two countries.
Patil, who also had a detailed discussion with her Russian
counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, spoke in detail about the
potential of cooperation, especially in energy sector.
"The two countries are in agreement that there is ample
potential for expansion of cooperation in the fields of energy
including hydrocarbons and peaceful uses of nuclear energy,
military technical cooperation, space and information
technology", she said.
Observing that the issue of bilateral trade came up for
discussion on several occasions, Patil said both countries
felt that the trade target of ten billion USD by 2010 appeared
achievable despite the ongoing global financial crisis.
Patil, the first President to visit Tajikistan, said she
had fruitful exchange of views on global and regional issues
with her Tajikistan counterpart Emomali Rahmon and both sides
identified new areas for further diversifying bilateral ties.
Assuring India's commitment to assist Tajikistan, a young
nation, in its efforts at building itself, she said New Delhi
was willing to share its experience in human resource
development, agriculture, science and technology, information
technology, health and education.
Officials, who were part of the delegation level talks,
said Tajikistan was keen on India joining hands with it on
exploration of Uranium deposits and tapping hydro-power
potential.
Both sides agreed on the need for establishing direct air
links between New Delhi and Dushanbe.
Officials said that since a large number of pilgrims from
Srinagar visit the shrine of sufi saint Syed Hamadoni, a poet
and prominent scholar who brought Islam to Kashmir in the 14th
century in Kuliob in Tajikistan, an air link could be thought
of between New Delhi-Dushanbe-Kuliob.
A separate air connectivity could be considered between
Srinagar and Kuliob, they said.
Noting that Russia and Tajikistan shared the firm resolve
of India to fight extremism and terrorism in the region, she
said "our cooperation in this area will only grow in the
months ahead".
Patil also extended invitations to her Russian and
Tajikistan counterparts to visit India, which have been
accepted. PTI MS
SDE
is moving away from Russia, President of India Pratibha Patil
has said New Delhi's ties with other countries would not be at
the cost of Moscow.
New Delhi's ties with Moscow are on strong foundations and
"would not be affected by our relationship with other
countries," Patil, who returned Tuesday night after a
seven-day visit to Russia and Tajikistan, told reporters.
"India really appreciated Russia's support in the
economic, energy, defence and nuclear fields and that our
relationship stood on its own," Patil said adding she conveyed
this to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, with whom she
had wide ranging discussions on further diversifying and
strengthening the engagement by the two countries.
Patil, who also had a detailed discussion with her Russian
counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, spoke in detail about the
potential of cooperation, especially in energy sector.
"The two countries are in agreement that there is ample
potential for expansion of cooperation in the fields of energy
including hydrocarbons and peaceful uses of nuclear energy,
military technical cooperation, space and information
technology", she said.
Observing that the issue of bilateral trade came up for
discussion on several occasions, Patil said both countries
felt that the trade target of ten billion USD by 2010 appeared
achievable despite the ongoing global financial crisis.
Patil, the first President to visit Tajikistan, said she
had fruitful exchange of views on global and regional issues
with her Tajikistan counterpart Emomali Rahmon and both sides
identified new areas for further diversifying bilateral ties.
Assuring India's commitment to assist Tajikistan, a young
nation, in its efforts at building itself, she said New Delhi
was willing to share its experience in human resource
development, agriculture, science and technology, information
technology, health and education.
Officials, who were part of the delegation level talks,
said Tajikistan was keen on India joining hands with it on
exploration of Uranium deposits and tapping hydro-power
potential.
Both sides agreed on the need for establishing direct air
links between New Delhi and Dushanbe.
Officials said that since a large number of pilgrims from
Srinagar visit the shrine of sufi saint Syed Hamadoni, a poet
and prominent scholar who brought Islam to Kashmir in the 14th
century in Kuliob in Tajikistan, an air link could be thought
of between New Delhi-Dushanbe-Kuliob.
A separate air connectivity could be considered between
Srinagar and Kuliob, they said.
Noting that Russia and Tajikistan shared the firm resolve
of India to fight extremism and terrorism in the region, she
said "our cooperation in this area will only grow in the
months ahead".
Patil also extended invitations to her Russian and
Tajikistan counterparts to visit India, which have been
accepted. PTI MS
SDE
