Putin coming for 21st India-Russia annual summit |
Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to New Delhi on December 6 for the 21st India-Russia Annual Summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This will be the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders after their meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Brasilia in November 2019. The last India-Russia Annual Summit was held in September 2019 during the visit of Modi to Vladivostok (Russia). The Annual Summit was postponed in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. During the Summit in December, the leaders will review the state and prospects of bilateral relations and discuss ways to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries. The Summit will also afford an opportunity to exchange views on regional, multilateral and international issues of mutual interest. The leaders will also exchange views on topical issues on the international agenda, including joint work within the G20, BRICS, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu will visit India to hold the inaugural `2+2` ministerial dialogue between the two countries on December 6, the Russian embassy has said. Lavrov and Shoigu will meet with Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and the ministers will have in-depth discussions of the key regional and international issues including the situation in the Asia-Pacific region and developments in Afghanistan and Syria.
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