Signed on February 18 in Moscow by Indian Ambassador Vinay Kumar and the then–Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin, the Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Agreement (RELOS) aims to further strengthen military cooperation between the two long-standing strategic partners.
The UP leather industry hopes that Russian markets could open up for them to offset trade impacted by US tariffs, which would serve as a boost for the MSME sector.
At a media briefing here, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said both India and Russia are currently preparing for the highly anticipated visit.
The two countries are looking at the possibility of signing a series of agreements, including some defence deals, following the summit between the two leaders. This will be the third meeting between Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin this year
