The State Duma ratified the Agreement between the Governments of Russia and India on the Procedures for Dispatching Military Units, Naval Ships, and Military Aircraft of the Russian Federation to the Territory of the Republic of India, and Military Units, Naval Ships, and Military Aircraft of the Republic of India to the Territory of the Russian Federation, and on the Organization of Their Mutual Logistics Support.
The document was signed in Moscow on February 18, 2025.
The Agreement was developed to define the procedures for dispatching military units, conducting port calls for military ships, and using airspace and airfield infrastructure by military aircraft of the Russian Federation and India, as well as organizing logistical support for military units, ships, and aircraft during the different missions and joint exercises and in providing assistance to deal with the results of natural and man-made disasters, and in other cases by agreement.
“Russia’s relations with
India are strategic and comprehensive in nature. We value them and understand
that today, by ratifying the Agreement, we take another step towards
reciprocity, openness, and the development of relations,” emphasized the Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin
Vyacheslav Victorovich
The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the eighth convocation. Elected in single mandate constituency № 163 (Saratov constituency - Saratov Oblast)
. He added that both nations “share
a long history of relations and that we treat each other kindly”.
“It is important not only to make this decision, and the law will now come into force soon, but also to reiterate how important these relations and building partnership are to us. Our nations will only benefit from this,” added Vyacheslav Volodin.
