A round table on the topic: "Interaction of the Moscow Government with compatriots living in the Republic of India" was held at the Russian House in New Delhi. The Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo Mr Pavel Shevtsov, the Head of the Rossotrudnichestvo Representative Office in India Dr Elena Remizova, the Counselor of the Russian Embassy in India Mrs Yulia Aryaeva, and the Chairperson of the Indian Association of Russian Compatriots (IARC) Elena Barman addressed the audience with welcoming remarks. The round table was also attended by the Deputy Head of the Department for Work with Compatriots of the Department of Foreign Economic and International Relations of Moscow Mr Georgy Yakovlev, the Deputy Head of the Department of Foreign Economic and International Relations of Moscow Mr Alexey Bondaruk, and the First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for External Relations of St. Petersburg Mr Sergey Markov. The Chairperson of the IARC Elena Barman introduced compatriots who have lived in India for a long time and told about their lives. Among them are musicians, artists, doctors, translators, English teachers and representatives of other professions. During the meeting, the topic of consolidation of the Russian-speaking community was called very important. They noted the importance of promoting the Russian language, more active work with the younger generation of compatriots, and outlined plans for joint work for the next year. They especially emphasized that work with compatriots abroad remains an important and relevant area. #RussianHouse #compatriots #IARC #India