New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday met a delegation led by visiting Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov and discussed issues of bilateral interest including investment opportunities and matters relating to banking and finance, an official announcement said.

"Both India and Russia expressed expectations of strong outcomes from the upcoming 23rd India-Russia annual summit scheduled to be held on December 5. The Russian First Deputy Prime Minister extended strong support to India's upcoming chairship of BRICS," said a statement from Sitharaman's office shared in social media.

Manturov was accompanied by Russia's minister of economic development Reshetnikov Maxim, minister of finance Siluanov...