Modi’s Moscow trip: India could open 2 additional consulates in Russia
S Jaishankar on Wednesday met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit and discussed preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Moscow on July 8-9 including possibility of opening of two new Indian consulates in Russia.
Currently besides the Indian Emabssy in Moscow, there are two Indian consulates— St Petersburg and Vladivostok. ET has learnt that India might open two more consulates in Russia and final announcement can be made at the annual summit next week.
In their first meeting since December 2023, Jaishankar and Lavrov discussed aspects of the bilateral strategic partnership, including defence, energy, trade, investment and connectivity corridors. The two ministers also held preparatory talks for PM Modi’s upcoming visit, according to people familiar with the matter.
Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold their next annual summit meeting in Moscow which could witness the finalisation of documents across a number of sectors, including defence, security, finance, energy and connectivity, the people said. The Ukraine conflict and the need to address it through dialogue and diplomacy are also expected to figure in the discussion, they said.
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During his two-day visit to Moscow, Modi is expected to receive Russia’s highest state honour, Order of St Andrew the Apostle, at a function in the Kremlin, five years after it was announced. In 2019, Russia had
