Russia and India in talks to set up joint ports for export cargo

Vladislav Dmitriev, honorary representative of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in India, said the two countries' potential for interregional cooperation is still at an early stage.

Kazan, October 15. /TASS/. In an interview with Tass, Vladislav Dmitriev, the honorary representative of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in India, said: Russia and India are considering the possibility of establishing joint ports for the transfer of Russian export cargoes and the development of multimodal routes for the delivery of Indian goods to Russia.

"Among the most promising areas where, as we believe, we [Russia and India] should make more efforts - these are, first of all, the shipbuilding industry, joint projects in shipbuilding, and the implementation of joint infrastructure projects, especially the organization of joint ports for the transfer of Russian export cargoes," he said on the sidelines of Russia's Time-India conference.

Dmitriev said that for the transfer of Indian goods to Russia, it is also proposed to develop new multimodal solutions, including the opening of modern terminals mainly in Russia's largest aviation hubs.

This expert emphasized the importance of interregional cooperation for the development of trade and economic relations between the two countries. He said: "I would like to note that both Russia and India are federal countries, and a very, very high share of our mutual relations is, of course, cooperation between regions. Tatarstan is one of the pioneers and leaders of these relations." Dmitriev noted that the potential for interregional cooperation is only at an early stage.

The second Russia-India business conference will be held in October 14-17 in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan. TASS is the public information partner of the association.