India for ties with Russian provinces

By Vladimir Radyuhin

MOSCOW, JAN. 26. To tap the vast potential of Russian regions for bilateral trade, the Indian mission in Moscow is launching an ambitious project to disseminate information on India and its business opportunities to all the 89 provinces of Russia.

Under the project, the Indian embassy, in cooperation with Russian scholars and experts on India, will arrange seminars and conferences in eight to 10 regions every year.

A Memorandum of Understanding signed this week between the Indian embassy and Russia's Institute of Oriental Studies calls for the establishment of a joint group, tasked with planning and organising Indian activities in the regions.

Speaking on the occasion, India's Ambassador to Russia, Mr. S.K.Lambah, said India attached great importance to the promotion of direct ties between the regions of the two countries. A separate Working Group on Regional Cooperation had been established for the purpose within the Indo- Russian Inter- Governmental Commission.

The first regional seminar will be held in Ryazan, a large industrial regional capital, 175 Km south of Moscow.

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