Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet on August 31 on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, Russia’s TASS agency reported.
The two leaders are also expected to continue their discussions during the upcoming BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13. Ushakov said Putin would first meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on August 31, followed by his meeting with PM Modi. “Major international events provide a good opportunity for bilateral contacts and bilateral meetings. Naturally, we always take advantage of this opportunity. “After meeting with the Chinese leader, our President will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Our countries enjoy a privileged strategic partnership. We cooperate very closely, one might say, in all areas of cooperation. Recently, our president received the Indian Foreign Minister, who was visiting Moscow.
Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said Putin was scheduled to hold nine bilateral meetings during the SCO Summit, according to TASS. It will be done this time too,” Ushakov said. “As of now, we have scheduled nine bilateral meetings for our President,” he added. Incidentally, this meeting will be quite interesting, as we agreed to discuss several important issues there,” he said. We also had a very useful conversation, and these contacts will continue,” Ushakov said. MEA Secretary (West) Sibi George said India was working on several bilateral meetings for the Prime Minister, depending on the availability of time and convenience.
