PM Narendra Modi welcomes Russia president Putin
PM Narendra Modi, who hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi’s Hyderabad House, said the coronavirus pandemic would not harm relations between the two countries and that ties between the two are strengthening.
On Monday, PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met as India. And Russia began their first ‘2+2’ ministerial dialogue to strengthen their centuries-old ties.
PM Modi, who hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi’s Hyderabad House. Said the coronavirus pandemic would not harm the relationship between the two countries and that ties would continue to strengthen.
Despite the challenges posed by COVID, the pace of growth in India-Russia relations remains unchanged.
“Our special and privileged strategic partnership is growing stronger,” Prime Minister Modi said.
“Over the last some decades, the world has seen many fundamental changes and various geopolitical equations emerge, but India and Russia’s friendship has remained constant.” “India-Russia relations are truly a one-of-a-kind and dependable model of interstate friendship,” he added.
Putin also stated that India is a long-standing ally and world power, and that the two countries are looking forward to the future together. “We regard India as a great power, a friendly nation, and a trusted ally.” Our countries’ relations are improving. And I am optimistic about the future,” Putin said.
Putin told the press in New Delhi that both countries will continue to work together to spur growth in areas. Such as energy, innovation, space, and the production of coronavirus vaccines and medicines. Earlier in the day, India and Russia signed an agreement to procure more than 600,000 AK-203 assault rifles through Indo-Russia Rifles Pvt Ltd. As part of the military-technical cooperation agreement 2021-31. In the process, it also extended military-technical cooperation for another ten years.
Putin is meeting PM Modi for the second time after speaking on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in 2019. This is Putin’s second overseas trip since the Covid-19 pandemic. In June, he met with US Vice President Joe Biden in Geneva.
