External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to embark on two-day visit to Moscow

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will embark on a two-day visit to Moscow from September 13 to 14.

On her visit, Swaraj will hold the meeting of the 23rd India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Technical and Economic Cooperation (IRIGC- TEC), according to an official statement.

Co-chaired by Swaraj and Yuri Borisov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, IRIGC-TEC is a standing body which annually meets and reviews ongoing activities of bilateral cooperation in the fields of bilateral trade and investment, science and technology, culture and other issues of mutual interest.

The Commission, after taking the stock of bilateral cooperation in various fields, will provide policy recommendations and directions in the concerned fields.

The last meeting of the Commission was held in New Delhi in December 2017.

(ANI)