Second aircraft carrier for Russia

Russia would prefer to keep the 'Admiral Gorshkov' for its own navy if it is not possible to reach the financial agreement with India.

At the moment, according to the deputy general director of ROE Victor Komardin, 'Russian party prepared and passed over to the Indian party the detailed information necessary for objectively considering the problem questions and making correct decisions'. Komardin believes that this is sufficient for the forthcoming consultations between the experts and the official delegations. In the past week, various sources have been seriously considering the rumours that 'Admiral Gurshkov' may stay with the Russian Navy. Officially, Sevmash has no comment except to say they are 'continuing the negotiations regarding the amendments to the existing contract on the ship'. 'The problems concerning the reconstruction of the ship are being discussed at the top-level and by the experts', said the Director of the Second Department of Asia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alexander Maryasov. 'There is a number of technical, legal and financial problems that are being discussed, and in the near future the working group will meet.'
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