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The Minister of State for External Affairs, Shri Rao Inderjit Singh told the Lok Sabha that the Union Government has not received any proposal for the creation of a triumvirate of Delhi, Moscow and Beijing for economic development and peace in the region. However, the Foreign Ministers of India, Russia and China have been meeting informally to exchange views on various issues of mutual interest including international issues.
The Minister informed that during the third trilateral meeting of the Foreign Ministers held in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 21 October, 2004, the prospect of economic cooperation at the trilateral level was also discussed. The Foreign Ministers of Russia and China welcomed the proposal made by EAM that India could host the first meeting of businessmen of the three countries, he added.
Shri Singh was replying to a question by Sh. Rayapati Sambasiva Rao & Sh. Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi
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