Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that he interacted on telephone with Vladimir Putin today and invited him to visit India for the annual bilateral summit later this year.
“There was a very good and detailed conversation with my friend President Putin. I thanked him for sharing the latest events on Ukraine. We also reviewed the progress in our bilateral agenda, and confirmed our commitment to deepen the Indo-Special and Privileged strategic partnership. PM Modi said in a statement on X.
Development comes in the midst of ongoing tension after imposing tariffs on India to buy Russian oil.
Today during his telephone call, President Putin informed the PM on the latest development related to Ukraine, according to a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs.
The two leaders also reviewed the progress on the bilateral agenda, and confirmed their commitment to deepen the special and privileged strategic partnership between India and Russia.
The Prime Minister invited President Putin to India later this year for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit.
Putin received India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Dawal in Kremlin on Thursday.
Prime Minister Modi visited Russia last year and he and President Vladimir Putin highly appreciated the special nature of this time-tested relationship, which is based on faith, mutual understanding and strategic convergence. (AI)
