Russia to develop strategic cooperation with new Indian administration - President Putin

News | 19.05.2014 | 11:51

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated India's prime minister-to-be, Narendra Modi, with the Bharatiya Janata Party's victory in the parliamentary election, the Kremlin press service said. The congratulatory message of the Russian leader hailed the traditionally friendly relations between Russia and India based on the Strategic Partnership Declaration, which was signed in the period of office of the Bharatiya Janata Party and determined the development of bilateral relations for many years. "The impressive results of the fruitful joint work confirmed the historic significance of the declaration. "Extensive mutually beneficial projects have been implemented in the economic, military-technological, scientific, cultural and humanitarian fields," the Russian president said. Putin said he was confident Russia and India could multiply the achievements of the previous period by joint efforts, Interfax reports. voiceofrussia.com