NEW DELHI (BNS): Russian Federation Minister of Trade and Industry, V M Khristenko, visited the BrahMos pavilion at Defexpo 2010 and appreciated the successful Joint Venture between India and Russia.

Khristenko said, "India is the only country with whom we have such special relationship as the Joint Venture BrahMos and in the near future in all fields such as sub-sea, land and air, we should have more ventures and our partnership should grow manifold."

He also wished the Joint Venture future success in all its endeavours.

The Joint Venture Company has become a role model by integrating public-private industries from India and Russia as a consortium of ?Missile Industry Complex.?

It has penetrated the international market with the most potent weapon system for precision strike and a Force Multiplier in Network Centric Warfare. The company is a commendable paradigm of seamless integration and rapid development of high technology defence products in the world market.