India, Russia sign eight agreements

NEW DELHI: India and Russia on Wednesday signed eight agreements including the Delhi Declaration and a joint declaration that would strengthen and enhance economic, scientific and technical cooperation between the two countries.
The Delhi Declaration was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The two countries also signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in combating terrorism.The agreement was signed by External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha and his Russian counterpart Igor Ivanov.
Vajpayee and Putin also signed the Joint Declaration on strengthening and enhancing economic, scientific and technical cooperation.
While IT Minister Pramod Mahajan and Ivanov signed the MoU on cooperation in the field of telecommunication, another protocol on intellectual property rights was signed by HRD Minister M M Joshi and Russian Industry and Science and Technology Minister Ilya Klebanov.
Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna signed a protocol on behalf of his state with Russia''s Samara region to enhance trade, economic, technological and cultural cooperation. From the Russian side, Samara Governor Konstantin Titov signed the document.