India shows interest in Northern Sea Route project - Russian PM

MOSCOW. June 6 (Interfax) - Russia's foreign partners, among them India, have shown interest in the Northern Sea Route project, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said.

"Our foreign partners wish to strengthen relations with Russia and show interest in the work on the Northern Sea Route. Obviously, this is the shortest waterway for transit of goods from Southeast Asia and China to European ports," Mishustin said at the Northern Sea Route Development strategic session on Tuesday.

"Indian companies are also eyeing such projects," he said.

It's a good time to develop tourism in the Arctic, which is visited by about 1.5 million Russian and foreign tourists each year, Mishustin said.