0 forum postVLADIVOSTOK (WION) — PM Narendra Modi addressed the media in a joint statement with Russian President Putin. Russia and India exchanged agreements in Vladivostok.
PM Modi landed in the Russian city of Vladivostok around 4:30 AM (IST). He is in Russia as the chief guest of the 5th Eastern Economic Forum.
Modi met Vladimir Putin in the morning and took a tour of the Zvezda ship-building complex on the first day of his two-day visit. He will also take part in the 20th India-Russia Annual Summit and hold bilateral talks with President Vladimir Putin.
PM Modi said:
India-Russia friendship is not restricted to their respective capital cities. We have put people at the core of this relationship.
On the eve of his departure to Vladivostok, PM Modi said his visit to the far-east region of Russia is the first by any Indian prime minister. PM Modi said his visit underlines the desire of India and Russia to diversify and further strengthen the bonds of our robust bilateral relations.
