Zakharova announced the growing interest of China and India in the Northern Sea Route

Brief retelling from RIA II

Interest in jointly with Russia “rolling out” the Northern Sea Route is steadily growing, Zakharova said.

The most successful dialogue in this direction is developing with China and India.

SYKTYVKAR, September 9 - RIA Novosti. Interest in “rolling out” the Northern Sea Route together with Russia is steadily growing, and dialogue in this direction is developing most successfully with China and India, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

“Interest in jointly with Russia—I recently saw experts use this word—“rolling out” the Northern Sea Route is steadily growing. So far, the specialized dialogue is developing most successfully with our strategic partners from Asia—China and India,” Zakharova said at the briefing.

The diplomat indicated that the pool of countries ready to work with Russia in this area is constantly expanding.

“It was a revelation for many that a test container, a test flight from the Republic of Korea to Europe, recently took off along the Northern Sea Route,” she noted.