On March 26, 2025, a delegation of the Consulate General of India, led by Mr. Siddarth Gawrav, Consul General, paid an official visit to the NSCMB FEB RAS. The delegation also included Mr. Yadav Sachin, a Counselor to the Consul General, and Ekaterina A. Volesova, an Assistant Consul General. The event was hosted by Dr. I.Yu. Dolmatov, a Corresponding Member of RAS, the Director, by Dr. K.A. Lutaenko, the Deputy Director for International Cooperation, by Dr. A.V. Boroda, a Deputy Director for Science, and by Mrs. A.I. Grishina, as a specialist of the International Cooperation Department.

The purpose of the visit was to gain an understanding of the Center’s activities and discuss prospects for scientific and technical cooperation.

The NSCMB FEB RAS has long-standing ties with scientific institutions in India, participates in jointly organized conferences and webinars, and publishes joint scientific papers. To date, two bilateral agreements have been signed, including one on the Centre fоr Excellence in Blue Economy between the NSCMB FEB RAS and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata.

During the meeting, Dr. Lutaenko presented a report on the history, structure, achievements, and successful examples of collaboration with academic institutions in India.

The official meeting was held in a friendly atmosphere and lasted about one hour. The parties discussed scientific and educational cooperation between the NSCMB FEB RAS and Indian institutions. The participants expressed confidence in future fruitful cooperation and successful development of Russian-Indian relations. Online meetings with representatives of the Embassy of India in Moscow are planned.

At the end of the meeting, both sides exchanged commemorative gifts.

The A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, expresses its sincere gratitude to the Consulate General of the Republic of India in Vladivostok for the visit, which symbolizes friendship, mutual respect and appreciation of the cultures of both countries.