Russian Prez Putin, UAE Vice Prez congratulate India on Chandrayaan-3's successful landing on Moon
India on Wednesday on the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon, saying the historic event is evidence of India's impressive progress in the scientific-technological sphere. President Putin has congratulated India's President Draupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the successful landing of the Indian space probe Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon near its South Pole, the Kremlin's press service said.
«Please accept my heartfelt congratulations on the successful landing of India's Chandrayaan-3 space probe on the Moon near the South Pole.
This is a long stride in the exploration of outer space and, of course, evidence of the impressive progress made by India in science and engineering,» Putin said in his message.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, congratulated India on becoming the first country to land a spacecraft on the south pole of the Moon.
«Congratulations to our friends in India for the successful landing on the moon. Nations are built through perseverance, India continues to make history,» he said in a message posted on his account on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' also congratulated his Indian counterpart on the success of Chandrayan-3.
«I congratulate Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji and ISRO team of India on successful landing of Chandrayan-3 on the surface of the moon today and the unleashing of a historic achievement in science and space technology,» he said in a post on X.
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly described it as a «historic moment.»
"Congratulations to India for the first ever landing on the moon's South Pole.
