Russian-Indian joint exercisesMOSCOW, Jan 31 Moscow is interested in India strengthening contacts with the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), contacts have already been established, said the new Russian ambassador to New Delhi, Denis Alipov. «We would be interested if India deepens its ties with the CSTO. India's contacts with the organization have already been established. But we We would welcome more active and close interaction of the republic with this organization,» the ambassador said in an interview with Izvestia. According to Alipov, India has historically established close ties with Central Asia, maintains an active political dialogue and develops trade ties with all the republics of the region. «India shows interest in deepening cooperation in this space in various fields and with Russia.The SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization — ed.) is actively operating in this space, of which the Central Asian countries are also members e republics, and Russia, and India. And I think this platform is the most successful and correct one for deepening our cooperation. In addition, this region is the area of responsibility of the CSTO,» the ambassador emphasized.
