Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India for the annual BRICS summit later this year, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to take part in a bilateral summit in Russia, Moscow’s Ambassador to New Delhi Denis Alipov said.
“Later this year, in September, there will be the BRICS summit in India, and we expect the Russian president to visit India for that summit. But on the bilateral track, we are looking forward to welcoming the Prime Minister of India in Russia as well,” he pointed out in an interview with WION television, according to TASS. “Last December, President Putin visited India, and we expect the honorable Prime Minister Modi to visit Russia this year. The invitation was extended, and we’re looking forward to welcoming him in Russia this year for the bilateral interaction, bilateral summit, as we have agreed way back in 2000 to have annual exchanges of such visits and summits,” the diplomat noted.
