Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ready to carry bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan as the 2 leaders are anticipated to debate key bilateral, regional and world points, the ministry of exterior affairs mentioned on Thursday.
Modi will start his go to to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan on August 29, the MEA mentioned. He’ll go to Uzbekistan from August 29-30 earlier than travelling to Kyrgyzstan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek from August 31 to September 1.
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India’s exterior affairs minister S Jaishankar just lately met Putin throughout his two-day go to to Russia. On the time, Putin mentioned he hoped his future assembly with Prime Minister Modi would happen on the sidelines of the SCO summit. He had additionally requested the EAM to convey his finest needs to Modi.
The assembly between Modi and Putin is predicted to give attention to bilateral commerce and financial cooperation.
Throughout Jaishankar’s assembly with Putin, the Russian president assured India of continued provides of power and fertilisers amid disruptions brought on by the West Asia battle. Putin famous that bilateral commerce had elevated this yr after declining barely in 2025, and mentioned Russia was growing fertiliser provides to India.
He mentioned a number of vital points had been mentioned on the IRIGC-TEC assembly, together with power and fertiliser provides. “One in all these points is just not solely power – it’s, after all, the provision of fertilisers… We’re doing all the pieces to resolve this challenge for Indian farmers, for agriculture. We’re growing these provides and are prepared to take action additional,” Putin mentioned.
What shall be on agenda throughout Uzbekistan journey?
Throughout his upcoming Uzbekistan, the PM will maintain delegation-level talks with President Mirziyoyev, geared toward additional strengthening the strategic partnership between India and Uzbekistan.
The 2 leaders are anticipated to evaluation bilateral cooperation throughout a variety of areas, together with commerce and funding, defence, digital connectivity, power, training and people-to-people ties. They may also talk about the way in which ahead in advancing the shared developmental visions of Viksit Bharat 2047 and Uzbekistan-2030.
