Question: Where was the 18th Annual India Russia Summit held?
(a) Barnaul
(b) Samara
(c) Penza
(d) St. Petersburg
Ans: (d)
Related Fact :
- 18th Annual India Russia Summit was held at St. Petersburg, Russia on June 1, 2017.
- This also marks 70 years of diplomatic relations between India and Russia characterized by a high degree of convergence on various bilateral and global matters.
- Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin issued ‘St. Petersburg Declaration’ on this occasion.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the role of the private sector in enhancing trade and commercial ties between the two countries, adding that India and Russia are close to achieving the target of 30 billion US dollars worth of investment by 2025.
- India and Russia also signed five agreements in sectors covering nuclear energy, railways, gems and jewellery, traditional knowledge and cultural exchanges. These are:
- The program of cultural exchanges between the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of India for 2017-2019.
- The General Framework Agreement for the construction of the third stage of the Kudankulam NPP (KK5 & KK6) along with the Credit Protocol.
- Agreement between the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) and the Council of India on Scientific and Industrial Research on granting access to Rospatent experts to the Indian Digital Library of Traditional Knowledge (TKDL).
- The contract between JSC «Russian Railways» and the Ministry of Railways of the Republic of India on the preparation of the justification for the implementation of the high-speed service at the Nagpur-Secunderabad section.
- Memorandum of cooperation between ALROSA Joint Stock Company (Public Joint Stock Company) and the Council for the Promotion of the Export of Precious Stones and Jewellery of India.
- On this occasion both the leaders committed to enhancing bilateral relations in a variety of areas including energy, nuclear, hydrocarbon, renewable energy, defence, culture, education, transport and sustainable development.
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