Interactive Meeting with H E Mr A D Zhukov , Hon'ble Dy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
November 19, 2004, New Delhi

Vote of Thanks by Mr Nand Khemka, Chairman, India-Russian Federation JBC

His Excellency Mr A D Zhukov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation,
Mr Y K Modi, President, FICCI
His Excellency Mr Vyacheslav Ivanovich Trubnikov,
Ambassador-Designate of the Russian Federation,
Mr Kanwal Sibal, Indian Ambassador to Russian Federation,
Mr A Stroev, Co-Chairman, Russian Federation-India JBC,
Mr Surjit Singh, Chairman, Shreya Life Sciences,
Distinguished Russian and Indian Delegates,
Ladies & Gentlemen,

It gives me immense pleasure to propose Vote of Thanks to conclude today's Session.

We are indeed honoured to have with us His Excellency Mr A D Zhukov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. Your visionary address will inspire us to mobilize our business synergies. Sir, guided by your vision, India and Russia will forge new bonds that will compliment our resources, skills and capabilities.

May I today reaffirm our commitment on behalf of FICCI towards achieving higher growth in our bilateral cooperation. Today's meeting is an ideal opportunity to deepen our alliances and recall and commemorate half-a-century of our relations with greater determination to build on our partnership in wider spheres of economic and social activity.

I am sure your deliberations at the Inter-governmental level has been fruitful. We at FICCI, assure you of our unambiguous support.

May I also take this opportunity to thank the participants and media for their continuous support. I hope that in the ensuing discussions, we will work to explore new prospects for diversifying and strengthening our bilateral partnership.

Thank you. (SPASIBA)