Ajay Kaul
Yekaterinburg (Russia), Jun 15 : On his first trip to Russia during his second tenure, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet Russian President Dmitry Medvedev here tomorrow during which the two leaders are expected to give a fresh momentum to bilateral relations which are already "flowering".
Singh and Medvedev, who will be meeting on the sidelines of the Summits of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Brazil-Russia-India-China (BRIC) tomorrow, are expected to discuss a wide range of subjects covering bilateral ties, terrorism and regional issues like Afghanistan.
As he arrived here tonight, Singh underscored the importance India gives to Russia.
"This is my frist foreign visit abroad after my re-election as Prime Minister. That this visit should be to a friendly country like Russia is a measure of our regard and respect for Russia," the Prime Minister told reporters on his arrival.
Ahead of the meeting, sources said relations between India and Russia have always been at their best and "flowering" in all sectors including defence.
On the Gorshkov aircraft carrier deal, the sources underlined that there was no problem. Ze
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