Russia Prez Vladimir Putin hails 15 years of Ind-Rus strategic partnership at Rashtrapati Bhavan
At the banquet organised in his honour at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Russian President Vladimir Putin says, "15 years ago we signed an important declaration that elevated our relations to a new level, the level of the specially privileged strategic partnership. This partnership is developing based on the principles of equality, respect and mutual consideration of our interests. It is getting substantiated even more. Our talks with our Indian friends yesterday and today were genuinely open and constructive. The declaration that we have adopted encompasses a wide range of cooperation across different spheres, including politics, security, the economy and trade, energy, education, and other areas. I am sure that this declaration, along with the other documents, will give a strong push to the development of our bilateral relations."
