Russia and India were approaching the joint production of military equipment - Lavrov

According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, such cooperation "has a strategic nature, corresponds to the interests of both countries and will help ensure security on the Eurasian continent. " India and Russia allegedly made significant progress in negotiations on joint production of military equipment. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, reports Reuters.

According to Lavrov at a press conference, such cooperation "has a strategic nature, corresponds to the interests of both countries and will help ensure security on the Eurasian continent. " In addition, the Russian Foreign Minister stated that the Kremlin respects India's desire to diversify military equipment suppliers and is also ready to support New Delhi's desire to produce the products they need in the country.

According to the publication, India became one of Russia's major economic partners after the event imposed sanctions against Moscow as a war in Ukraine. Russia redirected much of its oil exports to India and intensified diplomacy within the Brix Group. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India, Subramana Jaishankar, this year is expected that Indian-Russian trade will exceed $ 50 billion.