Russian First Deputy PM discussed expansion of trade, investment ties with India

MOSCOW, April 2. /TASS/. The expansion of mutually beneficial trade, investment and cooperation ties became one of key topics for talks of Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov during his visit to India, the Russian government said. Manturov was received by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and also held bilateral meetings with Minister of External Affairs and co-chairman of the Russian-Indian Intergovernmental Commission Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. "The expansion of mutually beneficial trade, investment and cooperation ties became one of the key topic for the agenda of talks," the government said. Specific steps were also discussed on creating comfortable conditions for the boost in the trade turnover between Russia and India in current conditions.