Kazan (Russia). Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who reached the Russian city of Kazan to attend the 16th BRICS summit, was warmly welcomed. Before the conference, Prime Minister Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin and held a bilateral meeting. During this, the close relationship between the two countries was seen when the Russian President said that he felt that PM Modi would understand his comments without translation because there are “strong” relations between the two countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin hinted at close ties between the two countries during a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying relations between Moscow and New Delhi are “particularly privileged” and “dynamically developing”. “.
During the meeting, PM Modi said, “I express my heartfelt gratitude for your friendship, warm welcome and hospitality. It is a great pleasure for me to have the opportunity to come to a beautiful city like Kazan for the BRICS Summit. India has deep and historical relations with this city. “These relations will be further strengthened with the opening of India’s new embassy in Kazan.”
The bilateral meeting comes three months after PM Modi’s informal meeting with Putin in Moscow in July, which raised concerns in the United States and Ukraine, which is embroiled in a war with Russia.
Putin said during the meeting, “I remember our July meeting, when we had a good discussion on many issues and we also talked on the phone several times. I am very grateful to you for accepting my invitation to come to Kazan.” PM Modi said, “We are in constant touch on the issue of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. “We believe that problems should be solved peacefully.”