New Delhi [India] External Affairs Minister Vinay Kwatra announced on Friday that Prime Minister Modi will arrive in Moscow on Monday (July 8) afternoon, he said, adding that the Prime Minister will then join a private dinner hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Addressing a special briefing on Prime Minister Modi's visit to Russia and Austria, Kwatra said that Prime Minister Modi will pay an official visit to Moscow on July 8 and 9, at the invitation of the President of the Russian Federation for the 22nd Summit India-Russia Annual. "
Furthermore, he also said that after PM Modi and Putin's informal meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in 2022, both leaders kept in touch over phone several times.
"The last annual summit, i.e. the 21st, as you may remember, was held in New Delhi in December 2021. Subsequently, the two leaders met in September 2022 in Samarkand, on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Uzbekistan. Also They kept in touch with each other through several telephone conversations over the years," the Chancellor said.
"As of now, the Prime Minister is scheduled to arrive in Moscow in the late afternoon of July 8. President Putin will host a private dinner for the Prime Minister on the day of his arrival." he added.
Talking about Prime Minister Modi's visit, Kawtra also announced that the day after his arrival he would reach out to the Indian community in Russia and added that he will also visit the Kremlin.
"The next day, the Prime Minister's interactions will include an interface with the Indian community in Russia. As part of the programming elements, the Prime Minister will also lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Kremlin and later visit the exhibition. "It will be in Moscow," the Foreign Secretary said about Prime Minister Modi's upcoming visit to Russia.
"These engagements will be followed by a restricted-level conversation between the two leaders, which will be followed by delegation-level talks led by the Prime Minister and the Russian President," he added.
The two leaders will review the entire range of multifaceted ties between India and Russia.
Addressing a special briefing on Prime Minister Modi's visit to Russia and Austria, Kwatra said that Prime Minister Modi will pay an official visit to Moscow on July 8 and 9, at the invitation of the President of the Russian Federation for the 22nd Summit India-Russia Annual. "
Furthermore, he also said that after PM Modi and Putin's informal meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in 2022, both leaders kept in touch over phone several times.
"The last annual summit, i.e. the 21st, as you may remember, was held in New Delhi in December 2021. Subsequently, the two leaders met in September 2022 in Samarkand, on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Uzbekistan. Also They kept in touch with each other through several telephone conversations over the years," the Chancellor said.
"As of now, the Prime Minister is scheduled to arrive in Moscow in the late afternoon of July 8. President Putin will host a private dinner for the Prime Minister on the day of his arrival." he added.
Talking about Prime Minister Modi's visit, Kawtra also announced that the day after his arrival he would reach out to the Indian community in Russia and added that he will also visit the Kremlin.
"The next day, the Prime Minister's interactions will include an interface with the Indian community in Russia. As part of the programming elements, the Prime Minister will also lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Kremlin and later visit the exhibition. "It will be in Moscow," the Foreign Secretary said about Prime Minister Modi's upcoming visit to Russia.
"These engagements will be followed by a restricted-level conversation between the two leaders, which will be followed by delegation-level talks led by the Prime Minister and the Russian President," he added.
The two leaders will review the entire range of multifaceted ties between India and Russia.
