Moscow/New Delhi, Mar 27 (Agencies): Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India.
Announcing the visit of President Putin to India for the annual summit, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday, “It is symbolic that Prime Minister N. Modi made his first bilateral foreign visit after his re-election last year to Russia. Now, it is our turn. Russian President V.V. Putin accepted the invitation of the head of the Indian government (PM Modi). The visit of the head of the Russian state to the Republic of India is being prepared.”
In an online address to the first international conference ‘Russia and India: Towards a New Agenda for Bilateral Relations’, Lavrov also said that Russia-India relations “have stood the test of time more than once”.
In his address, Lavrov said that “strengthening the Special Privileged Strategic Partnership with India is one of the priorities of our country’s foreign policy. Much attention is paid to the implementation of this task. In practical work, we feel that the Indian side is doing the same.”
“The relations between our countries have a long history. We can say that they have stood the test of time more than once. Today, Russia and India are developing equal cooperation based on sincere, mutual respect and consideration of each other’s interests. It is difficult to overestimate the contribution of our leaders to this process,” Lavrov added.
