To date, 21 annual summits have taken place alternatively in India and Russia.
Moscow:
Given the “very trusting nature” of the connection between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, no subject was off-limits for the 2 leaders after they meet right here quickly, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Tuesday.
The dates of Prime Minister Modi’s go to to Moscow shall be introduced a bit later however preparations for it are already at their closing phases, Mr Peskov stated.
Mr Putin and PM Modi will focus on regional and international safety, commerce and all different subjects on the agenda throughout their assembly, Peskov was quoted as saying by Russia’s state-owned TASS information company.
“We (Russia and India) collectively participate in integration processes, so regional affairs, regional safety and international safety are all the time on the high of the agenda. As well as, in fact, our bilateral commerce and financial interplay is all the time a focus,” the Kremlin official stated, answering a query about what subjects shall be mentioned on the negotiations between Putin and Modi.
Describing Prime Minister Modi’s go to as “crucial,” the official famous that Moscow and New Delhi have “mutual political will” to develop cooperation in a wide range of areas.
“Given the very trusting nature of the connection between President Putin and Prime Minister Modi, we are able to anticipate that there shall be an alternate of views on all points which are on the agenda, and there are a lot of of them,” Mr Peskov added.
“We’ll announce this go to formally later, after coordination with our Indian mates, I can solely affirm to you as soon as once more that the go to is within the closing phases of preparation,” he stated, replying to a query on the dates of Modi’s go to to Russia.
Diplomatic sources in New Delhi had stated the Indian prime minister’s day-long go to is being deliberate round July 8, including there is no such thing as a finality on the date but and numerous choices are being explored.
The go to, if it takes place, shall be PM Modi’s first journey to Russia in almost 5 years. His final go to to Russia was in 2019 when he attended an financial conclave within the Far East metropolis of Vladivostok.
If PM Modi travels to Russia, then he and President Putin are set to carry the India-Russia annual summit after a spot of three years.
The annual summit between the Prime Minister of India and the President of Russia is the best institutional dialogue mechanism within the strategic partnership between the 2 nations.
To date, 21 annual summits have taken place alternatively in India and Russia.
The final summit was held on December 6, 2021, in New Delhi. Putin, as head of the Russian state, has visited India 9 instances.
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