Sinha to lead delegation to Russia

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, JAN.12. The Union Finance Minister, Mr. Yashwant Sinha, will lead the Indian delegation to carry forward broad- ranging collaboration with Russia. The discussions in Moscow on January 15 will form part of the seventh session of the Indo- Russian Inter-Governmental Commission for Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation.

The session follows the visit to India by the Russian President, Mr. Vladimir Putin, in October last year when the two sides felt the bilateral trade and economic cooperation was not commensurate with its true potential. Mr. Putin and Mr. A.B. Vajpayee had then asked the Inter-Governmental Commission to identify new and innovative means of expanding bilateral trade which stood at $1.6 billion during 1999-2000.

During the meeting in Moscow, the two sides are expected to discuss cooperation in the pharmaceutical sector, steel, science and technology, information technology and civil aviation.

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