Last year a similar meeting in trilateral format was held in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg.
Briefing the reporters after President Pratibha Patil's met President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin over last two days, Rao said leaders of both nations attach high importance to their interaction on the global scene, including in the trilateral - India, Russia and China formats.
(Published 05 September 2009, 09:41 IST)