YESTERDAY, the Government of India and Government of Russian
Federation have signed a Regulation defining the structure, functions and
procedure of the Joint Commission which has been established by an Agreement
signed on December 21, 2010 in New Delhi in the field of Emergency Management.
Mr Sushilkumar Shinde, Union Minister of Home Affairs and Mr.Vladimir
Puchkov, Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and
Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters signed this agreement.
The agreement will enable both the countries to help each other in the
field of prevention and elimination of the consequences of emergency situations.
It will further strengthen the bond of friendship between the two countries and
enhance the Indo-Russian Co-operation.
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