Documents signed on 4 December 2002 during the visit of the President of the Russian Federation to India from 3-5 December 2002, December 04, 2002

Documents signed on 4 December 2002 during the visit of the President of the Russian Federation to India from 3-5 December 2002

New Delhi-December 04, 2002

1. Delhi Declaration on Further Consolidation of Strategic Partnership between the Republic of India and the Russian Federation signed by Prime Minister of India Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee and President of the Russian Federation Mr. Vladimir V. Putin: This document contains the positions of the two sides on issues of bilateral and multilateral interest. During the visit of Mr. Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, to India in October 2000, the two countries had signed a Declaration on Strategic Partnership. In the present document, the two sides have further enunciated their cooperation on political issues of mutual interest and concern. Russia has reaffirmed its support to India as a strong and appropriate candidate for permanent membership in an expanded United Nations Security Council. The two sides have also outlined their common position on terrorism, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Middle East, etc. This document will widen and strengthen the framework of the existing cooperation between India and the Russian Federation in different areas and will contribute to consolidation of their strategic partnership.

2. Joint Declaration on Strengthening and Enhancing Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the Republic of India and the Russian Federation signed by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and President Vladimir V. Putin: The document sets out the ideas of the two countries on further strengthening and enhancing economic, scientific and technological cooperation between the two countries. The two sides have deciced to undertake several measures in this direction, including : Creation of a favourable environment for bilateral investment and its promotion and protection; Enabling business organizations to get the full support of financial institutions in their trade and investment exchanges. This would include expediting the opening of the branches of Indian commercial banks in Russia and vice-versa. Cooperation in this sector would include human resource development; Strengthening transportation links and infrastructure in different modes, within and between the two countries, in order to support increased flow of traffic in goods and services, as well as tourism and travel. Special importance will be attached to registering forward movement on bilateral and trilateral consultations to operationalize the North-South International Transport Corridor. Attention will also be paid to maintain effective communication links, especially in electronic and telecommunication fields; Streamlining customs administration to facilitate trade growth; Harmonizing national standardization and certification regulations relevant to trade and investment. This would encompass exchanges of empowered delegations representing the regulatory bodies of the two countries. Such cooperation would also focus on removing technical barriers to trade between the two countries; Putting in place an efficient visa regime for business exchanges; Encouraging active interaction between the insurance sectors of the two countries; Exploring the possibilities of establishing a joint venture fund to help start up new enterprises; Consistent with bilateral agreements, encouraging economic interaction at the regional level.

3. Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Russian Federation on Cooperation in Combating Terrorism by Minister of External Affairs Shri Yashwant Sinha and Mr. Igor Ivanov, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation: Under this agreement, the two countries will set up a Joint Working Group on Combating International Terrorism. It will be an inter-agency group on both sides and will be coordinated by their respective Foreign Offices.

4. Protocol between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Russian Federation on Protection and Use of Intellectual Property Rights to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Russian Federation on Scientific and Technological Cooperation dated 30 June 1994 signed by Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, Minister of Human Resource Development and ST and Mr. Ilya Klebanov, Minister of Industry and ST : Under the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of 1994, the two countries had to decide on the issue of intellectual property rights on the results of joint work in ST field. The objective of this Protocol is therefore to deal with the issues of effective and proper acquisition, distribution, protection, sharing or transferring of intellectual property rights, created in the process of joint activity in the framework of the 1994 ST agreement.

5. Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the field of Telecommunications between the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Russian Federation by Shri Pramod Mahajan, Minister of Communications and IT and Mr. L. D. Reiman, Minister of Communications and Informatization: Under this MoU, the Ministries of Communications of the two countries will exchange information on telecom policy and regulatory issues, search for technical solution to achieve effectiveness in telecom sector, develop and apply advanced technologies in the field of telecom, and exchange experts and sharing training facilities in this sector.

6. Protocol between the Government of the State of Karnataka of the Republic of India and the Samara Region Administration of the Russian Federation on trade, economic, scientific, technological and cultural cooperation signed by Shri S. M. Krishna, Chief Minister of Karnataka and Mr. K. A. Titov, Governor of the Samara Region: This Protocol has been signed under the framework of the Government on Cooperation between the States and Union Territories of India and the Regions of Russia which was signed in October 2000. Karnataka and Samara Region will, in accordance with the laws of the two countries, will promote cooperation in trade, economic, scientific, technological and cultural fields, as well as in education, sports and tourism sectors.

December 04, 2002

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