Putin Receives Invitation From PM Modi, Meeting Set To Take Place Next Year In India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit India, the dates for which will be set early in 2025.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has received invitation to visit India by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Source : PTI

Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation to visit India from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov on Monday. 

The dates for Putin's visit will be set in early 2025, Ushakov said. 

"Our leaders have an agreement to hold meetings once a year. This time, it’s our turn," the diplomat noted. "We received Mr. Modi’s invitation and we will certainly consider it positively," he added. 

"We will figure out the tentative dates early next year," Ushakov said.

The two leaders met in October and held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. The two sides discussed wide-ranging bilateral and global issues, including India-Russia cooperation and the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. 

Putin expressed his appreciation for PM Modi during the meeting and referred to their July meeting. 

Modi and Putin earlier met in July this year when the former visited Russia. During his visit, Modi told the Russian President that a “solution cannot be found on the battlefield” when it comes to resolving the ongoing conflict.

“The whole world seems to be only focussing on my visit to Moscow and trying to find out the meaning of every minute detail of the trip… I am glad we could discuss Ukraine with an open mind, discussing their own perspectives on the issue and like true friends we spent four hours last evening,” Modi said during the India-Russia Annual Summit in Moscow. 

The two leaders had held private dinner at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence near Moscow.

Putin also conferred Modi with Russia's most prestigious civilian honour, the Order of St Andrew the Apostle the First-Called. The honour was bestowed upon him in 2019. Following the visit, Putin said India could be among three countries besides China and Brazil from Russia's side as a mediator for peace talks with Ukraine.