04 October 2013

News Story: Defence Minister's visit to Russia put off


NEW DELHI (PTI): Defence Minister A K Antony's proposed visit to Russia has been put off where the two sides were expected to finalise several important deals including a proposal to procure over 200 T-90 tanks from there.

The meeting of the Indo-Russian Inter-governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IR-IGCMTC) is held every year alternately in India and Russia where future cooperation in defence matters between the two sides is decided.

The visit of the minister has been put off and new dates are being finalised for the meeting, Defence Ministry officials said here.

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