Russia ready for innovative partnership with India, China'

Moscow, Nov 30 (PTI) Ahead of his visit to India,
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday expressed Moscow's
readiness for innovative partnership with New Delhi and
Beijing for "modernisation" of the Russian economy.

"We see the possibility of innovative partnership
with nations like China, India in the five priority areas of
Russia's modernisation," Medvedev said during his annual
state of the nation address before the Federal Assembly.
Space, energy, including civil nuclear, IT,
pharmaceuticals are among the five priorities of Russia's
modernisation, he said.
Medvedev said the innovative partnership could be
developed with India and China by creating Joint Ventures
on the Russian soil for the production of "quality and
affordable" products.
The bilateral innovative cooperation in hi-tech
areas would also be high on the agenda of Medvedev's India
visit on December 21-22.
He said that high level bilateral interaction
with the nations of Asia-Pacific Region is acquiring a
"strategic character" for Russia.
"The high level bilateral interaction with China is
transforming in the joint coordinated efforts on the
international arena and leads to the rise in the authority of
regional structures like Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and
BRIC," the president said.
He said Russia also sees serious reserves in
cooperation with the countries of Latin America and Africa.
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