Prime Minister Narendra Modi had expressed hope that his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin would further strengthen the "special and privileged" strategic partnership between India and Russia and tweeted that he was looking forward to the meeting.
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Narendra Modi In Russia Highlights: PM Modi, Vladimir Putin's Informal Summit In Sochi
PM Modi had tweeted that he was looking forward to the meeting.
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Updated : June 01, 2018 7:53 am IST
This is PM Modi's fourth visit to Russia after June last year
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's informal summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is to take place in the afternoon today in Sochi where the two leaders will discuss developmental priorities and bilateral matters of their respective countries. This is the first informal summit between the two leaders. They last met in June 2017, and this is PM Modi's fourth visit to Russia. PM Modi is flying in only for a day for this summit at the "invitation of Mr Putin" and it comes close on the heels of the unique "informal summit" held between India and China recently in Wuhan. This is a new way PM Modi is handling foreign policy through a deeply personalised touch.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had expressed hope that his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin would further strengthen the "special and privileged" strategic partnership between India and Russia and tweeted that he was looking forward to the meeting.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had expressed hope that his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin would further strengthen the "special and privileged" strategic partnership between India and Russia and tweeted that he was looking forward to the meeting.
May 21, 2018 20:31 (IST)
"Extremely productive discussions with President Putin. We reviewed the complete range of India-Russia relations as well as other global subjects. Friendship between India and Russia has stood the test of time. Our ties will continue to scale newer heights in the coming years": PM Modi said on Twitter.
May 21, 2018 19:36 (IST)
May 21, 2018 18:38 (IST)
"I am happy that today I got the opportunity to be a guest of President Putin and that too in Sochi," PM Modi said. He added, "Russia has always remained a true and fast friend of India."
"We have been regularly holding bilateral meetings but I am grateful to President Putin for inviting me for an informal summit which has taken our relationship to a new level."
May 21, 2018 18:03 (IST)
Russia and India maintain a high strategic level of partnership with close cooperation between the two countries Defence Ministries, President Vladimir Putin said. "Our Defence Ministries maintain very close contacts and cooperation. It speaks about a very high strategic level of our partnership," President Putin was quoted as saying by TASS news agency.
May 21, 2018 17:52 (IST)
In his opening remarks, Prime Minister Modi said India and Russia have been friends for a long time and they have enjoyed an unbreakable friendship.
"I am grateful to President Putin who invited me for an informal meeting and hence, in the long friendship of ours, this is a new aspect that has been attached to our relationship," PM Modi said.
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May 21, 2018 17:40 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the strategic partnership between India and Russia has now been elevated into a "special privileged strategic partnership" as he met Russian President Vladimir Putin in this Black Sea coastal city of Sochi for their first informal summit.
May 21, 2018 17:37 (IST)
May 21, 2018 16:01 (IST)
PM Narendra Modi attending an informal meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi.
May 21, 2018 15:57 (IST)
PM Modi is attending a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi. The informal meeting has just started.
May 21, 2018 14:04 (IST)
PM Modi's visit comes after National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale visited Moscow earlier this month to discuss a way out of the US sanctions on Russian firms. The sanctions against Russian oligarchs and companies, including Rosoboronexport, the state-owned Russian weapons trading company, has raised concerns in India about a possible impact on India's military buys from Moscow.
May 21, 2018 13:55 (IST)
Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India later this year for the annual bilateral summit.
May 21, 2018 13:25 (IST)
PM Modi and Mr Putin will meet with delegation, followed by a private lunch at Bocharev Creek and conclude with tete-a-tete before departing today.
May 21, 2018 13:06 (IST)
The Prime Minister's Office tweeted on PM Modi's arrival.
May 21, 2018 12:21 (IST)
There will be no other minister accompanying PM Modi and no documents or joint statement is expected from this meeting either.
May 21, 2018 12:19 (IST)
PM Modi has reached Sochi.
May 21, 2018 12:18 (IST)
India's maiden nuclear venture abroad in Bangladesh could also be discussed. At Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, almost on the Indian border, Bangladesh is making two Russian-made 1200 MW reactors.
May 21, 2018 12:17 (IST)
Indo-Russian atomic energy cooperation could also be reviewed at the highest level. Reports suggest that India has invested nearly $5 billion in the Russian energy sector. Bilateral civil nuclear co-operation could be very high on the agenda. The Indo-Russian nuclear deal is well worth over Rs. 4,50,000 crores and could be the mother of all deals.
May 21, 2018 12:01 (IST)
The two leaders may also deliberate on extending Indo-Russia civil nuclear cooperation to third countries, possible areas for cooperation for the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) project, India's engagement with five-nation Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the situation in the Korean peninsula.
May 21, 2018 11:32 (IST)
The patch up happening between North and South Korea over nuclear weapons is also going to be on the table. But closer home, atomic talks related to Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant are also likely to be part of the summit.
May 21, 2018 11:11 (IST)
Sources say the issues on the table may include economic impact on India and Russia in the wake of the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, situation in Afghanistan and Syria, threat of terrorism, and matters relating to the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and BRICS summits.
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