New Delhi: A day before the BRICS Summit begins, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi on Friday (September 11). The two leaders held a 45-minute bilateral meeting and discussed trade, energy, defence, infrastructure, technology and other areas of India-Russia cooperation.
Jaiswal posted on X that PM Modi and President Putin held comprehensive talks on different aspects of the India-Russia “Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership”. He said PM Modi repeated India’s position that dialogue and diplomacy is the right way to resolve conflicts. He said he is pleased to meet President Putin in Delhi less than two weeks after their meeting in Bishkek.
The meeting came less than two weeks after Modi and Putin met in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan). They also discussed military confrontaaations in West Asia and the Black Sea region. India repeated its position that dialogue and diplomacy are the way forward in resolving conflicts. No joint statement was issued by the two countries after the meeting. Details of the talks were shared by the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, Modi himself and the Russian side. The two leaders reviewed progress in bilateral cooperation in business, energy, defence, space and people-to-people ties. They also exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual interest, including the ongoing conflicts in West Asia and the Black Sea region. He added that India is ready to support peace efforts. PM Modi too shared details of the meeting on X.
