By Trend
The level of cooperation between India and Russia in military
technology transfer is ‘unprecedented’ and Moscow is ready to
develop military and technical cooperation with Delhi on a
long-term basis, Russia’s Defense Minister Army General Sergei
Shoigu said on Thursday, Trend reports referring to TASS.
"The intensity and the depth of military and technical
cooperation speak about the unprecedented level of trust between
our countries," Shoigu said at a meeting with his Indian
counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman.
The Russian defense minister said he was confident that "no
other state cooperates with India in the sphere of the transfer of
armament and military hardware production technologies as close as
Russia." "Our cooperation spreads to the most sensitive spheres,"
Shoigu said.
As an example, Russia’s defense chief cited the contracts for
the delivery of S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems and
Project 11356 frigates signed with India despite external
pressure.
"We are ready for further cooperation in the military and
military-technical spheres on a planned and long-term basis,"
Shoigu said.
Defense is a key area of Russian-Indian cooperation, which
develops intensively and keeps the considerable potential, he
said.
"The interaction of the general staffs and military branches of
the armed forces is strengthening, the exchange of military
delegations is expanding and work is being carried out in the
sphere of military education. This helps multiply the useful
experience of developing and reforming the Army and the Navy,
planning and organizing operational and combat training measures,"
Russia’s defense chief said.
The session of the Russian-Indian inter-governmental commission
on military and technical cooperation that will be held on December
13 will contribute to developing military cooperation between
Russia and India, Shoigu said.
According to Shoigu, this session will sum up the results of the
commission’s work over the year and determine how to promptly and
effectively implement the accords reached by the leaders of both
countries during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India
in October this year, the defense minister said.
Russia and India are also bound by the strong and time-tested
friendship based on the deep sympathy and mutual trust, Shoigu
emphasized.
‘The special privileged strategic partnership of our countries
is based on common approaches towards solving global regional
problems, the spiritual closeness of or great cultures. For many
years, we have been expanding fruitful contacts at all the levels.
Regular meetings of the leaders of our countries, the latest of
which took place in Buenos Aires, is a vivid proof of constructive
bilateral relations," the Russian defense minister said.
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