NEW DELHI, Dec 26 (Reuters) – India said on Tuesday it
had signed agreements with Russia for future units of the
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in the southern state of Tamil
Nadu.
Foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who is on a visit
to Russia, is expected to hold talks with his Russian
counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday, and the two ministers
plan to discuss bilateral ties as well as the conflicts in
Ukraine and Gaza and issues related to groups such as BRICS.
«Today, in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Denis
Manturov, we signed some important agreements pertaining to
future units of the Kudankulam Nuclear Project,» Jaishankar said
at a gathering with the Indian community in Moscow on Tuesday.
Construction of the first two units began nearly two decades
ago as part of a project signed by both countries.
New Delhi and Moscow have enjoyed a close relationship for
decades and India has refused to condemn Russia over the war
with Ukraine.
(Reporting by Tanvi Mehta, Editing by William Maclean)
