Jaswant Singh arrives in Moscow

MOSCOW, JUNE 3. The External Affairs Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh, arrived here today on a four-day visit to discuss closer military cooperation with Moscow.

Mr. Singh, who also holds the Defence portfolio, is scheduled to co-chair the first session of Indo-Russian joint commission on military cooperation during his stay here.

From Russian side, the Vice Premier, Mr. Ilya KlebaNov, will Co- chair the joint commission.

The commission was set up in October last year in New Delhi at a summit between the Russian President, Mr. Vladimir Putin and the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee.

Mr. Singh is scheduled to hold talks with the Russian Defence Minister, Mr. Sergei IvaNov and the Foreign Minister, Mr. Igor Ivanov on key international issues including the situation in West Asia and India's stand on the U.S. national missile defence plans.

- PTI

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