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During the talks, Medvedev also extended an invitation to
Singh to visit Russia next year which was accepted by the
Prime Minister.
The two leaders also discussed global economic
situation and agreed that to progress towards the shared goal
of strong, sustainable and balanced growth it is essential for
G20 countries to fully implement the Seoul Action Plan adopted
at the recent G20 summit.
They welcomed the reform of the World Bank and
reiterated their commitment to the successful completion of
the reform of the International Monetary Fund as agreed to at
the G20 Seoul Summit which will be a significant achievement
in the general reform of the international financial
architecture, the joint statement said.
On climate change issue, the statement 'celebrating a
decade of the India-Russia Federation strategic partnership
and looking ahead' said the sides stressed the importance of
enhancing international efforts to combat the change under the
aegis of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
They expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the
Cancun Climate Conference and agreed that the post Cancun
negotiations should be part of a comprehensive package
covering all the pillars of the Bali Action Plan.
Medvedev, who is on a three-day visit, will travel
tomorrow to Agra followed by Mumbai where he will go to
film-city and IIT.
During his interaction with press, the Russian President
talked about the popularity of the Indian movies and songs in
his country. PTI