NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed “various positive developments”.
The two leaders also agreed to outline a plan for upcoming initiatives in the course of their telephone conversation.
“Had a good conversation with President Putin. We discussed various positive developments in our Special & Privileged Strategic Partnership and agreed to chalk out a roadmap for future initiatives,” PM Modi said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“We also had a useful exchange of views on various regional and global issues, including Russia’s Presidency of the BRICS,” he added.
PM Modi and Putin also discussed the situation around Ukraine among other things. They also wished each other success in upcoming elections in India and a presidential poll in Russia.
“Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi expressed interest in further enhancing mutually beneficial bilateral ties and wished each other success in the upcoming presidential elections in Russia and parliamentary elections in India,” Russian media Sputnik quoted excerpts from the statement as saying.
The leaders also highlighted the accomplishments in the collaboration between Russia and India across various sectors, including trade, economics, science, technology, energy, transportation, and logistics, along with cooperation in the Russian Far East.
The last time both the leaders held a phone call was in August last year. PM Modi discussed bilateral ties including space cooperation, the expansion of the Brics group and the G20 summit in New Delhi with Putin during their phone call in August 2023.