Indian PM reaches Moscow
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh landed in Moscow to a red carpet welcome on Sunday. During his three-day official visit he will hold wide-ranging talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin at the sixth Indo-Russian annual summit on Tuesday.
He was received at the Vnukovo-2 VVIP airport by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov, Indian Ambassador to the Russian Federation Kanwal Sibal and senior Russian officials.
Tri-services guard of honour was lined up the tarmac to welcome Manmohan Singh.
After the ceremonial welcome, the PM and his team drove straight to Hotel Baltschug Kempinski situated just opposite the Kremlin across the Moskva River.
The Prime Minister will start the official part of his visit on Monday by receiving the degree of 'Professor Honoris Causa' of Russia's oldest Moscow State University.