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       The Trade Minister of Russian Federation, Mr. G. V. Gabuniya met the Union Commerce Minister, Shri Ramakrishna Hegde, in New Delhi on December 21, 1998.       The Prime Minister of Russia, Mr. Yevgeny Primakov alongwith the Prime Minister, Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee during their meeting, in New Delhi on December 21, 1998.     The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi inaugurated the 12th National Conference on "In-House Research and Development in Industry", in New Delhi on December 22, 1998. Photo shows Dr. Joshi releasing a Souvenir on the occasion.     The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee holding official-level talks with his Russian Counterpart Mr. Yevgeny Primakov, in New Delhi on December 21, 1998.