The President of Russia expressed his gratitude to Indian authorities and to Manmohan Singh himself for the warm welcome during the official visit to India and the events celebrating Republic Day.
Vladimir Putin and Manmohan Singh praised the agreements reached during the Russian-Indian summit. The implementation of these agreements will act as a significant, additional stimulus to the further development of the relations between the two strategic partners. They exchanged opinions on concrete steps that both parties must take in the near future in order to attain these goals.