President Vladimir Putin said that the officials of India and Russia have done a lot of work on many important issues. Apart from energy cooperation, he also described fertilizer supply as an important issue for India’s farmers and agriculture sector.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised the decades-long strong relations between India and Russia. Foreign Minister S. During his conversation with Jaishankar, Putin said that Russia’s relations with India are continuously progressing in almost all areas. These include government-level relations, cooperation between the parliaments of the two countries, and economic partnership. He said that this year there has been an increase in trade between the two countries. There was a slight decline last year, but this year it is showing an increase again. Putin also gave credit for this increase to the personal attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He appealed to Jaishankar to convey his good wishes to PM Modi and said that he looked forward to meeting him soon.
President Putin said that his next meeting with Prime Minister Modi is expected soon under the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. He indicated that the two leaders may meet again this year. The Russian President also said that Indian and Russian officials have done a lot of work on important issues under the Inter-Governmental Commission. Apart from energy cooperation, he also described fertilizer supply as an important issue for India’s farmers and agriculture sector. Putin said that Russia is making continuous efforts to meet India’s needs in this sector and the supply of fertilizers is being increased. He assured that Russia is ready to continue and increase these supplies in future also.
Relations not limited to just energy and fertiliser: Putin
Vladimir Putin said that the scope of cooperation between the two countries is not limited to energy and fertilizers only. Cooperation in nuclear energy, high technology and other important areas also remains on the agenda. He said that progress in these areas is moving at a steady pace. It is clear from Putin’s statement that Moscow is emphasizing on further strengthening the strategic and economic partnership with India.
Growing trade between India and Russia, energy cooperation, fertilizer supply and partnership in high-tech sectors remain important links in the relations between the two countries. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also held discussions with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov on Monday. During this, discussions were held on ways to further promote bilateral trade and economic cooperation. Both sides also took stock of the India-Russia partnership. Jaishankar reached Moscow on Sunday as part of a two-day visit to Russia. The visit comes ahead of Russian President Putin’s arrival in New Delhi to attend the BRICS leaders’ summit on September 12-13.
