Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin to signal deepening India-Russia ties amid strains with Washington over New Delhi’s purchase of Russian oil. The leaders held talks focused on regional stability, bilateral trade and energy cooperation. Modi called the partnership with Moscow special and privileged, while Putin described India as a dear friend and stressed decades of friendly, trusting relations. Putin plans to visit India in December for the annual summit. The meeting included warm personal gestures and photographed moments.
TIANJIN, China Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of a regional summit in China on Monday in a show of deepening ties when New Delhi's relations with Washington are strained over the purchase of Russian oil. The two leaders held talks after attending the key session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization gathering in the port city of Tianjin, where discussions focused on regional stability, bilateral trade and energy cooperation.
In his remarks to open the talks, Modi termed the partnership with Moscow as "special and privileged." Putin addressed Modi as a "dear friend" and hailed Russia's ties with India as special, friendly and trusting. "Russia and India have maintained special relations for decades. Friendly, trusting. This is the foundation for the development of our relations in the future," Putin said. Putin plans to travel to India in December for the 23rd India-Russia annual summit, according to his foreign affairs adviser, Yuri Ushakov.
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