Moscow Russia is awaiting a "very important and comprehensive visit" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Moscow for summit-level talks with President Vladimir Putin, and the Kremlin said the West was watching the trip with "jealousy."
Prime Minister Modi will be in Moscow from July 8 to 9 at the invitation of President Putin for the 22nd Annual India-Russia Summit. It will be Modi's first visit to Russia since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
The two leaders will review the entire gamut of multifaceted relations between the two countries and exchange views on contemporary regional and global issues of mutual interest, the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi said on Thursday while announcing the high-level visit that will begin on Monday.
Prime Minister Modi's program in Moscow will be extensive and the two leaders will be able to have informal talks, Peskov said in an interview with Russian state television channel VGTRK on Saturday.
“Obviously, the agenda will be extensive, not to say overloaded. It will be an official visit and we hope that the bosses can also talk informally,” he said.
Peskov stressed that Russian-Indian relations are at the level of strategic partnership. He said that both individual talks and with delegations will be held in the Kremlin.
"We are looking forward to a very important and comprehensive visit, which is crucial for Russian-Indian relations," the official Tass news agency quoted him as saying.
Peskov also emphasized that the West is closely and jealously watching Prime Minister Modi's upcoming visit to Russia.
“They are jealous, that means they are watching him closely. Their close monitoring of him means that they attach great importance to him. And they are not mistaken, there is something to attach great importance to,” Peskov said in response to a question about the jealous attitude of Western politicians towards Modi's visit to Russia, according to the Tass report.
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Modi has held several phone conversations with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, highlighting the importance of ending the war that has impacted the global economy.
Reflecting its strong friendship with Russia, India has not yet condemned Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and has maintained that the conflict must be resolved through diplomacy and dialogue.
Indian imports of discounted Russian crude oil have also increased significantly despite the G7 price cap and growing unease over procurement in many Western capitals.
It will be Modi's first visit to Russia in almost five years. His last visit to Russia was in 2019 when he attended an economic conclave in the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok.
The annual summit between the Prime Minister of India and the President of Russia is the highest mechanism of institutional dialogue in the strategic partnership between the two countries.
So far 21 annual summits have been held alternately in India and Russia.
The last annual summit was held on December 6, 2021 in New Delhi when Putin visited India.
Prime Minister Modi will be in Moscow from July 8 to 9 at the invitation of President Putin for the 22nd Annual India-Russia Summit. It will be Modi's first visit to Russia since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
The two leaders will review the entire gamut of multifaceted relations between the two countries and exchange views on contemporary regional and global issues of mutual interest, the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi said on Thursday while announcing the high-level visit that will begin on Monday.
Prime Minister Modi's program in Moscow will be extensive and the two leaders will be able to have informal talks, Peskov said in an interview with Russian state television channel VGTRK on Saturday.
“Obviously, the agenda will be extensive, not to say overloaded. It will be an official visit and we hope that the bosses can also talk informally,” he said.
Peskov stressed that Russian-Indian relations are at the level of strategic partnership. He said that both individual talks and with delegations will be held in the Kremlin.
"We are looking forward to a very important and comprehensive visit, which is crucial for Russian-Indian relations," the official Tass news agency quoted him as saying.
Peskov also emphasized that the West is closely and jealously watching Prime Minister Modi's upcoming visit to Russia.
“They are jealous, that means they are watching him closely. Their close monitoring of him means that they attach great importance to him. And they are not mistaken, there is something to attach great importance to,” Peskov said in response to a question about the jealous attitude of Western politicians towards Modi's visit to Russia, according to the Tass report.
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Modi has held several phone conversations with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, highlighting the importance of ending the war that has impacted the global economy.
Reflecting its strong friendship with Russia, India has not yet condemned Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and has maintained that the conflict must be resolved through diplomacy and dialogue.
Indian imports of discounted Russian crude oil have also increased significantly despite the G7 price cap and growing unease over procurement in many Western capitals.
It will be Modi's first visit to Russia in almost five years. His last visit to Russia was in 2019 when he attended an economic conclave in the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok.
The annual summit between the Prime Minister of India and the President of Russia is the highest mechanism of institutional dialogue in the strategic partnership between the two countries.
So far 21 annual summits have been held alternately in India and Russia.
The last annual summit was held on December 6, 2021 in New Delhi when Putin visited India.
