Putin Confers with Modi in Bishkek
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Russian President Vladimir Putin met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bishkek on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, Sputnik’s correspondent reported on Monday.Russian-Indian relations are strengthening, largely thanks to the great attention that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays to them, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, welcoming his counterpart for talks in Kyrgyzstan’s capital.
"Our meeting takes place on the eve of the SCO summit — an organization that works towards deepening the situation and contacts between the countries of the Global South and the East, contributes to the socio-economic development and cultural development of the region, and to the formation of a fair and multipolar world," Putin said.
The Russian leader added that Russian-Indian relations continue to strengthen on the principles of a specially privileged strategic partnership.
"This is facilitated by your personal attention to the development of Russian-Indian relations, as well as the business and, moreover, very warm and friendly personal relations that have developed between us. For which I am very grateful to you," Putin told Modi.
Other Key Statements by Putin
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Key Statements by Modi
India supports any peace efforts toward a Ukrainian settlement and will continue to do so, the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated.
"We have regularly discussed the issues concerning Ukraine. Last time we met, you shared detailed information with me and discussed all aspects of the current situation," Modi said at the meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
India supports all peace efforts on the Ukrainian track and will continue to do soModi expressed confidence that Putin’s visit to the BRICS summit will strengthen Russia-India relationsModi plans to discuss the issue of Ukrainian settlement with Putin
Putin flew to Kyrgyzstan on Monday to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek.
The Russian delegation taking part in the talks includes Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration Maxim Oreshkin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov, Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov, Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilev, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev, and Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev.
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