New Delhi:External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Monday discussed bilateral issues with Russian Deputy Prime Minister S.S. Sobyanin in the national capital. Both sides
reviewed cooperation in a number of priority sectors such as nuclear energy, space
research, high technology, information and communications technology, and pharmaceuticals.
They also discussed ways and means of enhancing cooperation in these areas for
strengthening bilateral trade and investment relations. Sobyanin is also scheduled
to meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand
Sharma and Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora to discuss issues of
mutual interest. The Russian Deputy Prime Minister is also scheduled to visit
Bangalore, where he will visit the facilities of Infosys and will have interactions
with business leaders. Sobyanin further proposes to visit Kudankulam in Tamil
Nadu to get a first hand account of the civilian nuclear facilities being developed
with Russian cooperation there.
