Work on to activate Chennai-Vladivostok Eastern Maritime Corridor, says Russian diplomat

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Valerii Khodzhaev (right), Consul General of the Russian Federation for South India successful  Chennai,  addressing the media, on  with Alexander Dodonov, Director, Russian House, astatine  Alwarpet successful  Chennai connected  Thursday

Valerii Khodzhaev (right), Consul General of the Russian Federation for South India successful Chennai, addressing the media, on with Alexander Dodonov, Director, Russian House, astatine Alwarpet successful Chennai connected Thursday | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam

The Chennai-Vladivostok Eastern Maritime Corridor (EMC) is being activated, and it volition instrumentality immoderate time, Valerii Khodzhaev, Consul General of the Russian Federation for South India successful Chennai, said connected Thursday (December 18, 2025).

Responding to a query during an enactment with journalists, Mr. Khodzhaev pointed retired that the corridor was mentioned successful the associated connection pursuing the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit earlier this month.

The Chennai-Vladivostok Eastern Maritime Corridor “certainly has a large future” and “at this point, we are moving connected activating this route. I deliberation it volition instrumentality time,” Mr. Khodzhaev said astatine the Russian Center for Science and Culture connected Kasturi Ranga Road successful Chennai.

To a query connected the Indian government’s Bill successful Parliament seeking to let privatisation successful the atomic sector, the Russian diplomat said that it was understandable that India would similar to expedite the improvement of its atomic home industry. “We are acceptable to enactment with India, not conscionable with the State but besides with the backstage assemblage successful this area,” helium said, adding that determination was already immoderate benignant of practice successful captious areas of operation of atomic powerfulness plants.

He believed it would grow practice not conscionable successful nonstop usage of atomic vigor but besides successful its further application, specified arsenic radiology and medicine, among others. Mr. Khodzhaev termed the State sojourn of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to India earlier this period “a large milestone.”

Director of the Russian House successful Chennai Aleksander Dodonov listed retired activities successful southbound India, promoting taste and world ties. On the occasion, Mr. Khodzhaev presented the idiosyncratic commendation of the Head of the Federal Agency Russotrudnichestvo (Russian House) to Mr. Dodonov, Head of the Russian Language Institute successful RCSC Valentina Mayorova, and Media Manager Evgenia Solovchuk for conscientious show of authoritative duties.

He besides presented a missive of appreciation from the Russian Society Znaniye to Ms. Solovchuk for her publication to acquisition activities. He besides presented a diploma to Administrative Officer S. Baskar and Cultural Relations Officer A. Ariff Basha for progressive enactment successful processing planetary humanitarian and nationalist relations.

Published - December 18, 2025 03:44 p.m. IST

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