Today’s 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit was an opportunity to comprehensively discuss diverse aspects of India-Russia cooperation. We have agreed on an Economic Cooperation Programme till 2030 in order to diversify our trade and investment linkages. We talked about improving connectivity, enhancing relations in shipbuilding, skills, energy, critical minerals and much more.
A key part of the India-Russia friendship is our cultural and people-to-people ties. This has been strengthened with the opening of two new Indian consulates in Russia and the holy Buddhist relics going to Russia in recent times. There is also immense potential in areas like education, skill development and training.
Global issues also featured prominently in the talks with President Putin. I #NARENDRA MODI & PUTIN to the conflict in Ukraine. We emphasised the need to jointly combat the menace of terrorism. We also agreed to k closely in various multilateral forums.
