Russia supports India's membership in APEC, SCO

G Sudhakar Nair
Moscow, Dec 8 (PTI) Reflecting its close ties with India,
Russia is pushing for the country's inclusion in Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC) to enhance the effectiveness of
the regional grouping and is also supporting New Delhi's full
membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

A Joint Declaration adopted at the end of the summit
talks between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev said Russia supported India's full
membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
India is currently an observer in this grouping and Singh
had participated in its meeting at Yekaterinburg in Russia in
June this year.
"The Russian side supports India's full membership in the
SCO," the declaration said.
"The Russian side appreciates the level of representation
at the level of Prime Minister from India at the summit
meeting of the SCO at Yekaterinburg," it said.
Russia also voiced confidence that "engagement" of India
in the APEC will enhance capacity-building and effectiveness
of its mechanism and encourage enhanced trade and investment
cooperation in the region.
"Russia supports India's membership in the APEC and will
work towards lifting the moratorium on expanding APEC's
membership," the joint declaration said. (MORE) PTI GSN
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