New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to hold a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin today, 1 September, following the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will first address the SCO plenary session before meeting President Putin.
“Tomorrow, the Prime Minister will be addressing the plenary session of the Summit, where he will outline India’s approach to fostering regional cooperation under the SCO umbrella. After this engagement, he is scheduled to have a bilateral meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, following which he will depart for India,” Misri said during a special briefing in Tianjin on Sunday.
It is important to note that the meeting comes at a time when India is under relentless pressure from the Trump administration to reduce its purchase of Russian crude oil.
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It is important to note that India has not yet retaliated to US tariffs. The country has sought to reinforce its friendship with Russia and recalibrate its ties with China in recent weeks. On August 22, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met his Russian counterpart in Moscow. The two leaders discussed sustaining India-Russian energy cooperation through trade and investments, joint extraction of energy resources, including in the Russian Federation, in the Far East, and on the Arctic shelf, and the balance of bilateral trade, which is currently in Russia’s favour.
PM Modi flags concern over cross-border terrorism during meeting with President Xi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged concerns over cross-border terrorism in his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and pitched for cooperation between India and China to combat the menace as both the countries are its victims.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, at a media briefing, said the issue of cross-border terrorism was mentioned by PM Modi as a “priority”. PM Modi and Xi held wide-ranging talks with a focus on rebuilding the bilateral relations that came under severe strain following the over four-year border standoff in eastern Ladakh that ended in October last year.
“Cross-border terrorism was mentioned by the prime minister as a priority. And, I would add that he did underline the fact that this is something that impacts both India and China,”
“And, that it’s important therefore that we extend understanding and extend support to each other as both of us combat cross-border terrorism,” he said.
“I would in fact like to say that we have received the understanding and cooperation of China as we have dealt with the issue of cross-border terrorism in the context of the ongoing SCO summit,” he added.
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