NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will have his second bilateral meeting this year with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the margins of the Brics summit in Kazan, with the latter Thursday proposing Oct 22 as the date for the meeting.
Putin's proposal came in a meeting he had with NSA Ajit Doval on the sidelines of the Brics NSAs' meeting in St Petersburg, in which the latter briefed the Russian president about Modi's recent visit to Ukraine, saying the Indian PM personally wanted him to do so.
Putin told Doval he would be expecting Modi in Kazan, adding that he was pleased to see the strategic partnership gaining momentum and also India's success in strengthening its "statehood" and advancing its economy under the Indian PM.
Doval told Putin Modi was keen to brief him about his talks with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky . The PM had urged Zelensky to talk to Russia to end the conflict. Doval also told Putin that Modi's visit to Moscow in July was "greatly successful" and he was highly satisfied as he had come back with precious memories.
Doval was with Modi during the latter's meeting with Zelensky. Modi had discussed his visit to Kyiv with Putin in a phone conversation during which, according to Russian authorities, he also confirmed he would attend the Oct 22-24 Brics summit.
"We will be expecting Modi in Kazan. I also suggest holding a bilateral meeting there on Oct 22 in order to close the books on our joint work in implementing the agreements reached during his visit to Moscow and outline some prospects for the near future," said Putin. "I must say the visit (by Modi) was not only highly successful, but the subsequent work is progressing very effectively and at the pace agreed upon by the PM and myself."
Putin's proposal came in a meeting he had with NSA Ajit Doval on the sidelines of the Brics NSAs' meeting in St Petersburg, in which the latter briefed the Russian president about Modi's recent visit to Ukraine, saying the Indian PM personally wanted him to do so.
Putin told Doval he would be expecting Modi in Kazan, adding that he was pleased to see the strategic partnership gaining momentum and also India's success in strengthening its "statehood" and advancing its economy under the Indian PM.
Doval told Putin Modi was keen to brief him about his talks with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky . The PM had urged Zelensky to talk to Russia to end the conflict. Doval also told Putin that Modi's visit to Moscow in July was "greatly successful" and he was highly satisfied as he had come back with precious memories.
Doval was with Modi during the latter's meeting with Zelensky. Modi had discussed his visit to Kyiv with Putin in a phone conversation during which, according to Russian authorities, he also confirmed he would attend the Oct 22-24 Brics summit.
"We will be expecting Modi in Kazan. I also suggest holding a bilateral meeting there on Oct 22 in order to close the books on our joint work in implementing the agreements reached during his visit to Moscow and outline some prospects for the near future," said Putin. "I must say the visit (by Modi) was not only highly successful, but the subsequent work is progressing very effectively and at the pace agreed upon by the PM and myself."
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