INDIA and Russia today signed a pact on enhancement of cooperation in
Oil & Gas sector today. The agreement was signed by Mr. Sergei Ivanovich
Shmatko, Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation and Mr Murli Deora
Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India in the presence of
the Prime Minister of India and President of the Russian Federation.
The
Agreement recognizes that widening and deepening of bilateral cooperation in the
field of oil & gas sector will promote economic and commercial ties between
the two countries including socio-economic development and energy security of
the Russian Federation and India, which is inextricably linked to the
availability, accessibility and affordability of oil and natural gas.
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