Russia shows interest in joining India to manufacture aircraft

New Delhi: Russia today evinced interest in joining hands with India to manufacture passenger and cargo aircraft.
During his talks with External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, visiting Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin expressed interest in establishing joint ventures for the purpose.
In its attempt at taking cooperation beyond military aviation, Russia had earlier offered co-production of passenger aircraft in India, including its 90-seater Sukhoi 100 Superjet.
India has also launched a project to design and manufacture its first indigenous 90-seater passenger aircraft.
17/07/12 PTI/Economic Times

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