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Manmohan, Putin agree to expeditiously finalise General
Framework Agreement
In a bid to overcome legal hitches that had held up a deal on
two new plants at the Kudankulam nuclear power complex in
Tamil Nadu over liability provisions, India and Russia on
Monday pledged to resolve all outstanding issues related to
the project even as they decided to elevate their strategic ties
to new levels in defence and other areas.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who met President Vladimir
Putin at Kremlin Palace for restricted and delegation-level
talks that went beyond schedule by over 90 minutes, said at a
joint news interaction that the extraordinary history of
bilateral relations gave him confidence that the growing
convergence of interests and expanding opportunities would
take the strategic partnership to even greater heights.
This was Dr. Singhs fifth annual summit with Mr. Putin and
the 14th between the two countries.
The two leaders pledged to reach an agreement on setting up
Units 3 and 4 in Kudankulam. Russia is opposing the
application of liability clauses under a new Indian law.
A joint statement issued at the end of the talks said the two
sides agreed to expeditiously finalise the General Framework
Agreement and the techno-commercial offer for Units 3 and
4.
I conveyed to President Putin our commitment to fully
implement the road map on civil nuclear cooperation that was
signed during his visit to India in 2010, he said. We have
directed our officials to resolve all outstanding issues at the
earliest.
At the news interaction, Mr. Putin expressed happiness at the
Russian-made Unit 1 attaining criticality in July. He said it
would join the power grid in the next few hours.
Dr. Singh said the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant was an
important symbol of the bilateral strategic partnership and
they looked forward to commercial power production from
Unit 1 shortly and the completion of work on Unit 2 next year.
Both leaders and the joint statement touched on various areas
of cooperation between the two sides, including defence,
energy, high-technology trade, investment, space, science,
education, culture and tourism.
They noted that despite the fragile global economic situation,
bilateral trade grew by 25 per cent last year to touch $11
billion.
Mr. Putin noted the high level of defence cooperation,
especially the joint development and production of the fifth
generation fighter aircraft and the multi-role transport aircraft.
They also referred to Indias growing interest in opportunities
in gas and oil exploration in Russia.
The two countries noted that their stand on international
issues such as Afghanistan, Syria and Iran were very close as
India lauded Russias role in seeking a peaceful resolution of
the nuclear crisis with Iran and the Syrian problem.
m.thehindu.com/news/national/india-russia-close-to-kudankulam-pact/article5258308.ece/?secid=2780
Framework Agreement
In a bid to overcome legal hitches that had held up a deal on
two new plants at the Kudankulam nuclear power complex in
Tamil Nadu over liability provisions, India and Russia on
Monday pledged to resolve all outstanding issues related to
the project even as they decided to elevate their strategic ties
to new levels in defence and other areas.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who met President Vladimir
Putin at Kremlin Palace for restricted and delegation-level
talks that went beyond schedule by over 90 minutes, said at a
joint news interaction that the extraordinary history of
bilateral relations gave him confidence that the growing
convergence of interests and expanding opportunities would
take the strategic partnership to even greater heights.
This was Dr. Singhs fifth annual summit with Mr. Putin and
the 14th between the two countries.
The two leaders pledged to reach an agreement on setting up
Units 3 and 4 in Kudankulam. Russia is opposing the
application of liability clauses under a new Indian law.
A joint statement issued at the end of the talks said the two
sides agreed to expeditiously finalise the General Framework
Agreement and the techno-commercial offer for Units 3 and
4.
I conveyed to President Putin our commitment to fully
implement the road map on civil nuclear cooperation that was
signed during his visit to India in 2010, he said. We have
directed our officials to resolve all outstanding issues at the
earliest.
At the news interaction, Mr. Putin expressed happiness at the
Russian-made Unit 1 attaining criticality in July. He said it
would join the power grid in the next few hours.
Dr. Singh said the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant was an
important symbol of the bilateral strategic partnership and
they looked forward to commercial power production from
Unit 1 shortly and the completion of work on Unit 2 next year.
Both leaders and the joint statement touched on various areas
of cooperation between the two sides, including defence,
energy, high-technology trade, investment, space, science,
education, culture and tourism.
They noted that despite the fragile global economic situation,
bilateral trade grew by 25 per cent last year to touch $11
billion.
Mr. Putin noted the high level of defence cooperation,
especially the joint development and production of the fifth
generation fighter aircraft and the multi-role transport aircraft.
They also referred to Indias growing interest in opportunities
in gas and oil exploration in Russia.
The two countries noted that their stand on international
issues such as Afghanistan, Syria and Iran were very close as
India lauded Russias role in seeking a peaceful resolution of
the nuclear crisis with Iran and the Syrian problem.
m.thehindu.com/news/national/india-russia-close-to-kudankulam-pact/article5258308.ece/?secid=2780
