Will concentrate in building air connectivity between India and CIS countries: Jyotiraditya Scindia
The Hindu
The Commonwealth of Independent States include Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.
The Centre will concentrate on building air connectivity between India and countries that are part of the Commonwealth of Independent States as the world slowly comes out of the coronavirus pandemic, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Wednesday.
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) include Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.
“I think this is the right time for the relationship between the CIS countries and India to take off. I think India is standing ready to cooperate, invest and build. We look forward to growing our relationship, both on the ground as well as up in the air,” Mr. Scindia said at an event titled ‘Future of India-CIS Silk Route Partnerships’ organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) in New Delhi.