NEW DELHI: On the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit for Annual Summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his country’s relationship with India was never based on expediency and expressed the hope that the potential of cooperation between the two countries would be further tapped for the benefit of two peoples in the coming times.
In an exclusive interview to Times of India, the Russian President said, ”In the decades that have followed, our bilateral partnership has further intensified and strengthened, and has never been subject to expediency. Equal and mutually beneficial relations of the two states have steadily developed. This is quite natural. Our peoples have always had mutual sympathy and respect for each other’s spiritual values and culture.”
Mr Modi, who is reaching Russia today, will attend the 18th India-Russia Annual Summit and address the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) during his stay till June 2.
”Annual Summits have become an established practice in the Indian-Russian bilateral relations allowing us to discuss in a timely manner the efforts taken to accomplish our objectives and set long-term goals,” Mr Putin said in reference to India’s participation in SPIEF.
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