18th annual India Russia summit held, agreements signed
Q. Where was the 18th Annual India Russia Summit held in 2017?- Published on 02 Jun 17a. Moscow
b. St. Petersburg
c. Mumbai
d. Chennai
ANSWER: St. Petersburg
The complete list of MoUs signed by PM Modi with Russia are listed below:
List of MoUs/Agreements exchanged during the visit of Prime Minister to Russia (June 01, 2017)| Sl.No. | Title of MoUs/Agreement | Indian signatory | Russian Signatory |
|---|
| 1. | The program of cultural exchanges between the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of India for 2017-2019. | Ambassador Pankaj Saran | Vladimir Medinskyii Minister for Culture |
| 2. | The General Framework Agreement for the construction of the third stage of the Kudankulam NPP (KK5 & KK6) along with the Credit Protocol | Shri Satish Kumar Sharma, Chairman NPCIL | Mr Alexei Likhachev, CEO ROSATOM |
| 3. | Agreement between the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) and the Council of India on Scientific and Industrial Research on granting access to Rospatent experts to the Indian Digital Library of Traditional Knowledge (TKDL) | Ambassador Pankaj Saran | Mr Grigory Ivliev Head of ROSPATENT |
| 4. | The contract between JSC «Russian Railways» and the Ministry of Railways of the Republic of India on the preparation of the justification for the implementation of the high-speed service at the Nagpur-Secunderabad section | Ambassador Pankaj Saran | Oleg BeloserovPresident of Russian Railways |
| 5. | Memorandum of cooperation between ALROSA Joint Stock Company (Public Joint Stock Company) and the Council for the Promotion of the Export of Precious Stones and Jewellery of India | Shri Praveen Shankar Pandya,Chairman,Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) | Mr Sergei IvanovPresident ALROSA |
Source: PIB
The Saint Petersburg Declaration by the Russian Federation and the Republic of India: A vision for the 21st century was also part of the summit.
Ties India and Russia span the spectrum from Culture to Defence (Sanskriti se Suraksha).
70 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries have been marked by a high degree of convergence on various bilateral and global matters.
The Prime Minister mentioned St. Petersburg Declaration, issued today, as a benchmark of stability in a turbulent, interdependent and interconnected world.
