Putin, Indian PM Modi To Discuss Russia-India Cooperation In UN, G20: Kremlin
Date
9/15/2022 7:06:35 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi will meet on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in
Uzbekistan this week and discuss issues of strategic stability, the
situation in the Asia Pacific region and bilateral cooperation
within the UN and G20, the Kremlin has announced, Trend reports citing Business
Standard .
Putin and Modi will attend the 22nd meeting of the Council of
Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in
the Uzbek city of Samarkand on September 15-16.
'A conversation on the international agenda with Modi will also
take place, the sides will discuss issues of strategic stability,
the situation in the Asia Pacific Region, and, of course,
cooperation within major multilateral formats, such as the UN, the
G20 and the SCO,' the official Russian news agency TASS quoted
Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov as saying.
'This is particularly important, because India will preside in
the UN Security Council in December, and, in 2023, India will lead
the SCO and will also chair the G20,' Ushakov told reporters on
Tuesday.
The Ministry of External Affairs has not yet confirmed the
meeting between Modi and Putin.
The Prime Minister is likely to hold a few bilateral meetings on
the sidelines of the SCO Summit, the MEA said on Sunday while
announcing the visit of Prime Minister Modi.
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