New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin held bilateral talks on Sunday to strengthen the longstanding India-Russia strategic partnership, deepen parliamentary cooperation and enhance coordination on international issues ahead of the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in New Delhi.
The two-day forum, scheduled for October 26 and 27 at Samvidhan Sadan, will bring together parliamentary leaders from BRICS member countries to discuss common priorities, development challenges and the role of legislatures in promoting international cooperation. The Russian parliamentary delegation is visiting India to participate in the gathering, which provi...