External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Indian Ambassador to Russia Pavan Kapoor were present at the meeting. Jaishankar is currently undertaking a five-day visit to Russia from December 25 to 29, as part of the ongoing series of high-level engagements between the two nations.
Here are the top ten updates on the Jaishankar and Russian President Putin meeting: 1. President Vladimir Putin has extended an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Russia in the upcoming year, ANI reported. “We will be glad to see our friend, Prime Minister Modi in Russia.
We wish our friends every success in that and we hope that anyway, no matter what the alignment of political forces would be the traditional conventional friendly ties will persist between our nations," Putin said during a meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the Kremlin. Also Read: Mint Explainer: What does Jaishankar's five-day visit to Russia aim to achieve? 2. During PM Modi's visit, Putin said, “We will be able to discuss all the relevant, current issues and talk to the prospects of the Russian and Indian relationship," Putin added.
3. In a joint media appearance, Jaishankar conveyed optimism about the forthcoming annual summit between Prime Minister Modi and President Putin next year, emphasizing the regular communication and interaction between the two leaders. In a post on X, Jaishankar wrote, “Honoured to call on President Vladimir Putin this evening.
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