PROGRAMME OF CULTURAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAI{ FEDERATION FOR THE YEARS 2OO7-2O09
The Govemment of the Republic of India and the Government of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as "the Parties"),
Desirous of strengthening and developing traditional relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries and peoples.
Recalling the Agreement between the Govemment of the Republic of India and the Govemment of the Russian Federation on Cultural and Scientific Cooperation concluded on January 28,7993,
Within the framework of this Programme of Cultural Exchanges, between the two Parties, emphasizing their intention to facilitate to the utmost the strenglhening of personal contacts between their representatives including I'outh and women, establishing direct exchanges involving both the Parties, its subjects and regions,
Recognizing the need to pay due attentron to holding various programmes dedicated to important dates and events inthe political, cultural and social life of the Indian and Russian people,
Expressing confidence that the implementation of the Programme will promote further development and deepening of relations of friendship and cooperation between their countries and peoples,
The Parties have agreed upon the following Progtamme of Cultural Erchanges for the yeus 2007-2009.
I. CULTURE AND ART
1. The Parties will render assistance in exchanging folklore, musical, theatre, ballet, circus groups and individual performers for participation in tours, festivals and other cultural events and will work towards development of cooperation in the field of flne arts, exchange of art exhibitions and works of folk art, as well as delegations of painters and handicraftsmen, art critics, experts in traditional folk art. The number of persons and days as well as the terms r'vill be agreed upon on a case-to-case basis.
2. Russian libraries including Russian State Library will exchange on reciprocal basis publications and other reading materials of mutual interest with the National Library of Kolkata, India. The Parties will assist in exchanging visits of library experts reciprocally with a view to promoting library activities in the Russian Federation and the Republic of India. for a 3. The parties will exchange visits of Curators/Conservators of the Museums penod not exceeding tO days. The Parties will assist in mutual exchanges of hi The financ ial publi cati ons/rep ro du-ctions o f artlculture/archaeo logy and story' channels' and other detaiis can be negotiated mutually through diplomatic
art 4. The parties will render assistance in the exchange of folk and contemporary exhibitions.
5. The Parties will assist in implementation of programmes of reciprocal agreed upon exchanges of specialists in performing arts. The terms may be through diPlomatic channels.
Indian scholars for 6. The Parties will continue to render assistance to Russian and family, its popularization and folnt ,trOi.s of the heritage of the Roerich publication of the results of research and archive materials, as well as activities to the of the International Roerich Memorial Trusts in Kulu and Bangalore, .'IJruslati" of joint revival of the Institute of Himalayan Research, organization scientific conferences and cultural events' quality of 7. The Parties will mutually organize an exhibition of international in accordance with modem urrO .ort"-forary art"in their respective museums their existing rules and regulations' on cooperation g. The Parties will examine the possibility of signing an agreement of specialists' in the field of archival matters, that would envisage exchanges and of interest to each exchanges of copies of archival documents of importance of documents' countrf and organization ofjoint exhibitions and publication reciprocal basis, g. The Parties will render assistance in exchanging, on a publications,cataloguesandothermaterialonarts,culfureandmuseums.
sending films and delegations of 10. The Parties will render assistance in Film Festivals (in accordance cinematogaphers fo. participation in International withtheirregulations)heldintherespectivecountries.ThePartieswillfacilitate participation in non-commercial mutual e"change of irms and delegations for India and the Russian Film Week, oithe Parties, held in the Republic of Federation.
each for the study of protection and 11. The Parties will depute one specialist and stay of the specialist conservatio, or.urJr- objects. The terms of sending *itt U" agreedupon through mutual consultations'
audio/video^recordings' publications 12.TheParties will assist mutual exchanges of andphotogrupr,,or,*ouskindsof'performingartsofbothcountries,without purposes' the right to use them for commercial information about the intemational book 13. The Parties will regularly exchange fairs held in both countries' Year of India 14. The Parties will hold the Year of Russia in India in 2008 and the in Russia in 2009. The Protocol on holding the Years will be separately signed by the Parties.
II. MASS MEDIA
radio on the basis of I5. The Parties will assist cooperation in the field of TV and the two arangements between reipective companies and organizations of countries. Indian state television 16. The Parties will encourage cooperation between the and Radio- Company "Doordarshan" and the All-Russia State Television which would be broadcasting co-p*v (VGTRK), the main objective of production of implementaiion of mutually beneficial projects on joint Ty- piogru--"s and. exchange of audio-visual material, based upon specific propo sals from interested p artners'
and information agency 17. "United News of India'' (LINI) and the Russian news on "RIA Novosti" will continue their cooperation on the basis of the Agreement Russian news and exchange of informational materials dated April 6, 2001'.The readiness to continue and information "RIA Novosti" expresies lts develop its cooperation"g"iii with leading Indian periodicals'
and ITAR-TASS will continue 18. The news agency "Press Trust of India" (PTI) on exchange of their cooperation on the basis of their current Agreement information materials dated January 25,7990'
III. SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
publications and audiovisual material in 1g. The Parties will exchange textbooks, the field of high school education'
seminars, research programmes and 20. The Parties will organize joint exhibitions, publications in the field of high school education' for educational administrators 2t.The Parties will organize ttairung programmes and teachers. of lecturers of Hindi language and 22.TheParties will encourage exchange of visits languages, and of Russian lanllage literature, as well as teacf,ers of other Indian The Parties will cooperate m and literatur. on mutually beneficial terms. for teaching of Hindi and preparation of book and audio-visual aids designed The Parties will promote other Indian ;ilrg., and Russian language. cooperation between language institutes' of bilateral contacts and exchanges in 23.TheParties will assist the development science and research between higher the fields ornigrr"r p.ofessional eiucation, on educational institutions of the Parties within the framework of the contracts direct partnership relations based on terms set forth herein.
assist 24. The Parties, during the term of implementation of this Programme, will the exchange of university professors to deliver lectures.
higher educational 25. The Parties rvill assist the pror,ision of support to scholars of and institutions, visiting India or Russia in connection with their scientific r'vork, joint symposiums on also the organizati;n, in India and Russia, of seminars or topics of mutual interest. study of the systems of 26. The Parties will exchange Yisits of experts for the India and the vocational-technical and trarning of teaihers in the Republic of Russian Federation.
the Parties will offer scholarskflps on 27 . Withinthe frameu,ork of thrs Programme, Duration of study reciprocal basis for studl' at higfr educational institutions. adequate stipend. and specializations $rl1 be ugr..d upon separately with
Russian higher educational 28. The Indian Higher Educattonal Institutes and visits of institutions and the Russran Academ-v of Sciences will exchange exchange of experience, and scholars, for durations not esceeding 6 $,eeks, for joint research, and participating in establishing scientific linkages. undertaliing activ ities' various acad emi c and acad emic- organizational The Indian Higher Educational Institutes and Russian higher educational hold bilateral seminars institutions and the Russian Academ.v of Sciences wrll on topics agreed upon in and sl.mposlums. altematir e11' in India and Russia, scholars from each Pa$,. adl.arrce and \\ith the participation of up to 10 the Russian Academy of 2g.Thelndian Counctl for Social Science Research and social sciencesThe Sciences lvill continue cooperation in the field of collaboratinginstitutiorrss.illbedecidedbymutualagleement'
30.ThePartieswillannualll-exchangevisitsofuptol0researchschoiarsfor research work' delivering lectures- exchange of experience and historical sciences of mutual interest' 31. The Parties will cooperate in the field of research scholars for durations Towards this end, thi.' *'ould exchange visits-of each Party annually)' Joint not exceeding 1 month (up to 2 p"ersons from in India and Russia (duration rvould seminars r,vill be annuall,v held alternatively to 6 scholars from each Party)' not exceed :-+ i^ r ,tlih participation of up periodicals on history as per existtng 32. The Parties *'ill eschange books and practice. of duration of up to 1 month and The Parties n'ill erchange visits of scholars prrty the year for conducting historical research upto 2 Persons from each it work ThelndianParrywillundertakethetranslationofworkfromRussianlanguage intoHindiandEnglishandvice.versarelatingtothethemespertainingto histoncal research. 33. The Institute for Scientific Information in Social Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences will continue exchange of scientihc lrterature rvith the National Library oflndi4 libraries ofleading universities and research centres on social sciences and humanities. The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts and the Institute for Scientific Information in Social Sciences. Russian Academl' of Sciences r'vill exchange scientific and information matenals including on mlcrofiches and other aids, will exchange experience and erperts in accordance n'ith the terms of their sep arate bilateral agreement
IV. SPORTS A\D YOfTH EXCHANGES
sports 34. The Parties rvi11 promote cooperation betu'een national level teams, organizations a1ld federations a:rd erchanges of sports delegations, on coaches and experts in drfferent fields of ph1'sica1 culture and spoils reciprocal basis.
rng erchange of 5 35. Both Parties $'i11 promote r outh exchange proglammes inr oh u'ith each to 7 memb", 1'orrlrtoffcial delegations to studl' and get acquainted participate in other's vouth related ploglanunes, policies and institutrons and to youth festivals/camps on a reciprocal basis'
V. OTHER ACTIVITIES
Russia rvill r'vork in cl0se 36. National commissions for I-INESCO of India and of TINESCO goals cooperation on matters of mutual interest for the achievement exchange of information and objectives. In particular, the Parties will facilitate each country' The on implementation of IINESCO programme activities. by bodies and parties will encouiage harmonizati^on 6f tn.f positions in I-NESCO on LINESCO projects' assist in organizingirutual visits of researchers working International Children's 37.The Russian Parfy will participate in the Shankar's Painting ComPetition.
(at least once a of the Working 38. The Parties will periodically hold meetings -"-ear) Commission on Trade' Group on Cultu; of the Indo-Russian Intergo'emmental Econtmic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural cooperation
3g.ThisProgrammedoesnotexcludethepossibilityofotheractlr.itiesinlineriith - - of the Repubgc of Indra provisioris of the Agreement between tire Government Cultural and Scientific and the Governme"nt of the Russian Federation on are ready to support other Cooperation of Jarruary 28, lgg3. The Parties in mutual discussions' activities of mutual inteiest, which would be examined flnancial, for implementing actrvities 40. concrete terms and conditions, including bilateral consultations directly of this rrogru*-. will be determined itrough the two countries, taking into accounl betr,veen trr" con..rn ed otganizations of mutual interests of the Parties. On the whole, on all orcasions' unless otherwise specified (in particular, cooperation in the field of education)- the sending party will bear expenditure on retum international travel of its participanti; the receiving Parfy will bear expurditure on lodging- food' interpreters, emergency medical care, and also intemal travel in accordance rr-ith existing norms.
December 41. This programme will be applicable from the date of its signature until 31, 2009-or until the date of signature of the next Programme, if it is not sigaed before 31 December 2009. 'n Done in New Delhi on this twenty-fifth day of January 2A07 tw'o origtnals' of each in Hindi, Russian and English languages. In case of divergence interpretation the English text will be used'
of the of the Government of the On behalf of the Govemment Republic of India Russian Federation