New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- The lower house of the Russian parliament, State Duma, ratified a key military pact with India on Tuesday ahead of President Vladimir Putin's state visit to New Delhi, which is set to commence from tomorrow, 4 December.

The Reciprocal Exchange of Logistic Support (RELOS) signed on February 18, between the two governments was sent to Duma last week for ratification by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

"Our relations with India are strategic and comprehensive, and we value them. We understand that today's ratification of the agreement is another step toward reciprocity and, of course, the development of our relations," Vyacheslav Volodin, Speaker of State Duma, said in the house, as per a PTI report.

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