PM Modi discusses early discharge of remaining Indian nationals in Russian Army with President Putin – ThePrint – ANIFeed

Kazan (Russia), Oct 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the issue of early discharge of remaining Indian nationals in the Russian Army during his bilateral meeting on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS summit in Kazan.

“An important issue that arose was that of the early discharge of the remaining Indian nationals in the Russian army. This figured from both sides in the discussion and with the support of the Russian side, a number of Indian nationals have been able, in recent months, to return to India. We understand that the embassy is currently pursuing about 20 cases with the Russian side and we very much hope that all these people can be released soon and repatriated to India very soon.” , he said.

Misri said the two sides also expressed satisfaction over the ongoing defense cooperation and agreed to hold the next meeting of the India-Russia Intergovernmental Cooperation Group on Defense Cooperation in Moscow at an early date.

Regarding energy cooperation in which there is a commitment between India and Russia for the construction of nuclear power plants in India, it was agreed that the Department of Atomic Energy and the Russian agency Rosatom will continue to maintain -get in touch to comply with the agreed schedule for the installation. of the remaining units i.e. units 3 to 6 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project.

Economic cooperation figured prominently in the talks, and the two sides discussed the possibility of further cooperation in the financial sector, Misri said. Maintaining supply chains for constant and regular supply of fertilizers and coal from Russia was also discussed and President Putin also promised help in this regard, he added.

The Foreign Secretary said that India will host the 25th session of the India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Technical, Economic and Cultural Cooperation in New Delhi on November 12, 2024, for which the Russian delegation will be headed by Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov. “As I pointed out just a couple of days ago, India is currently working with the Russian side to open a new consulate right here in Kazan in the not-too-distant future. Another new consulate that was announced some time ago will open in Yekaterinburg,” he said.

PM Modi said in a post on X that he had an excellent meeting with President Putin. “The bond between India and Russia is deeply rooted. Our talks focused on how to add further vigor to our bilateral partnership in various sectors,” he said.

The Prime Minister thanked President Putin for his invitation to attend the 16th BRICS Summit. He praised Russia’s BRICS chairmanship and its efforts to strengthen multilateralism, advance sustainable development and push global governance reform. The two leaders also reviewed bilateral cooperation in a number of areas, including political, economic, defense, energy and people-to-people ties.

An official statement said the two leaders agreed to remain committed to further strengthening the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between the two countries, which continues to register significant growth and has shown resilience against the backdrop of geopolitical uncertainties.

Misri said the two leaders discussed the progress made in bilateral relations since the 22nd annual summit between them, which was held in July this year in Moscow.

“The two leaders had a broad agenda to deal with the full range of bilateral issues including trade, economy, energy, defence, connectivity, education and people-to-people ties between the two of them. They also discuss regional and global issues of mutual interest The two leaders also exchanged views on various BRICS-related matters and President Putin expressed his appreciation for India’s constructive attitude and contributions in concluding related documents with the Kazan BRICS Summit”.

The foreign minister said that India has old historical ties with Kazan, a city that was on an ancient trade route.

On his arrival at the hotel, Prime Minister Modi was greeted by members of the Indian community in Kazan.

“We also had members of the local ISKCON branch singing Sanskrit songs to welcome him, and a group of Russian artists performed Kathak and Garba dances on the occasion. The Prime Minister then witnessed a photo exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi which highlighted the Mahatma’s engagement with Leo Tolstoy and this is particularly significant as it was in Kazan that Leo Tolstoy studied for several years,” he said. (ANI )

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