The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to Russia Ajay Malhotra is going to visit Sverdlovsk Region soon, the region’s Deputy Minister for International & Foreign Economic Relations Vladimir Solovarov reports.

‘India is Russia’s strategic partner. Cooperating with this country opens a way to obtaining advanced technologies, as the world’s major companies have been operating in India for a long time already. Also, India is a very receptive market for our enterprises’ produce. One should also bear in mind that our partnership with India is a long-time one, dating back to the Soviet times, and it is very stable,’ the official said.