St Petersburg, June 5 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that Moscow remains ready to cooperate with India on the Sukhoi 57 (Su-57) fifth-generation stealth fighter aircraft programme - in both supplying and developing it thus further deepening the defence cooperation between the two countries.

He made the remarks while speaking to global media on the sidelines of the St Petersburg Economic Forum on Thursday (local time).

Putin said, "As far as the Su-57 goes, at one point we proposed to our Indian friends to work together on this technology."

Describing the aircraft as a leading platform in modern aviation, he added, "It's fifth-generation technology- I think it's the best in the world as of now."

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