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Defence training and strengthening nuclear co-operation were among the 20 agreements signed between India and Russia on Thursday, following delegation level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin at the Hyderabad House here.
The agreements include a protocol for consultations between the Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia for next year, signed by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
The agreement envisages close consultation between the two Foreign Ministries on 17 issues, ranging from Asia-Pacific to West Asia to West Europe to Latin America as also at various multilateral like UN, G20, BRICS, SCO, RIC.
Another agreement for training of Indian armed forces personnel in military educational establishments of the Defence Ministry of the Russian Federation lays down provisions and procedures for training courses in military educational and training establishments.
A strategic vision for strengthening cooperation in peaceful uses of atomic energy between India and Russia focuses on a roadmap of bilateral cooperation in the civil nuclear energy sector for the next two decades.
Provisions for the technical data and information non-disclosure in the framework of cooperation in the field of peaceful use of nuclear energy have also been agreed upon which will provide an impetus to scientific and technological cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
A Programme of Cooperation (POC) under Framework of Inter-governmental Agreement for Enhancement of Cooperation in Oil and Gas in 2015-16 has also been signed.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed between Quality Council of India (QCI) and Federal Accreditation Service of Russian Federation on technical cooperation on accreditation.
It aims at development of accreditation systems, sharing of information, recognition of test reports, and creation of conditions for the elimination of technical barriers in trade and economic cooperation.
Another Memorandum of Understanding between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) on cooperation in Health Research, which envisages programme of cooperation in specific areas of health research such as oncology, bioinformatics and bioimaging, neurosciences, new generation vaccine research and research in HIV/AIDS, was signed today.
