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Russia to Host Military Exercises With India in 2006-2007
Russia will host military exercises with India in 2006 and 2007 involving the countries’ special forces, the Russian defense minister said on Wednesday.
Speaking at a press conference after a session of a bilateral commission on military and technical cooperation, Sergei Ivanov was quoted by the RIA-Novosti news agency as saying this years’ Indian-Russian joint exercises had been useful for both countries.
Indra-2005 was held in mid-October in India.
Ivanov said the joint production of certain military equipment for exports would be one of the top-priority themes of bilateral military cooperation and that the issue was high on the session’s agenda.
Russia and India are currently discussing contracts for the supply of Russian military equipment worth a total of $10 billion. The two countries are ready to start the joint production of defense technology for sale to third countries.
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