Defence Minister
visited Russia to co-Chair the Third meeting of the Indo-Russian
Inter Governmental Commission for Military Technical Cooperation
held in Moscow from January 15-17, 2003. During this visit he
held discussions on a wide range of international and regional
issues of mutual interest with the Russian Foreign Minister
and the Russian Defence Minister. During these discussions both
sides re-affirmed and reinforces their commitment to the ongoing
Indo-Russian Strategic relationship based on a convergence of
views in relation to current international issues, including
the problem of terrorism.
This information
was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a
written reply to Shri Basudeb Acharia and others in Lok Sabha
today.
