Putin vows to develop ties with India

Vinay Shukla
Moscow, Dec 31 (PTI) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir
Putin in a New Year message to his Indian counterpart Manmohan
Singh expressed his readiness to further develop bilateral
cooperation.
"The friendly relations between Moscow and Delhi have
achieved a new level of privileged strategic partnership. We
are ready to further interact with our Indian colleagues in a
constructive manner to activate the entire complex of
bilateral relations," Putin wrote to Singh.
According to the Government Press Service, Putin has
also sent New Year messages to US President Barack Obama,
Chinese President Hu and Premier Wen, German Chancellor Angela
Merkel and some other world leaders. PTI