PM Modi’s Important Visit to Russia
Meeting with President Putin and Future Plans
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on an official visit to Russia, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This visit is crucial for discussing global and regional issues and reviewing the strong bilateral ties between the two countries.
Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov emphasized the importance of the visit, stating, “We have welcomed the Prime Minister in Russia. This visit is significant in terms of discussing global matters and regional matters, most of all in terms of reviewing bilateral relationships which are very extended.”
Alipov mentioned that there are many prospective projects in the pipeline, including those in oil and gas, defense, and culture. He said, “In every sphere, we have a great scope of bilateral engagements and specific programmes to take the relationship forward and implement the existing projects.”
Alipov also expressed hope for PM Modi’s participation in the upcoming BRICS summit and looked forward to continuing the annual exchange of summits that has been ongoing for the last 20 years. He mentioned the possibility of a high-level Russian delegation visiting India soon.
Addressing concerns about Indian nationals in the Russian army, Alipov clarified that Russia has never recruited Indians into their army. He said, “This particular problem is a problem involving those agencies, mediators and shoddy people who mislead Indian nationals in the first place. We have discussed and we are attentive to Indian concerns.”
PM Modi arrived in Moscow for a two-day official visit at the invitation of President Putin to attend the 22nd India-Russia Annual Summit. He was given a ceremonial welcome at the airport, where Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov received him. Notably, PM Modi and President Putin have met 16 times over the past 10 years, with their last in-person meeting taking place during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in 2022.
