Arya News - Putin will hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, September 11, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.
NEW DELHI – Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India to participate in the 18th BRICS Summit scheduled to take place at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on September 12 and 13, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Tuesday.
Putin will hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, September 11, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit being held under India’s Presidency for the fourth time.
“We’re looking forward to the President and Prime Minister having another bilateral meeting during the visit. It is scheduled. It is scheduled for Friday, so, as always, they will first touch on the bilateral agenda,” Peskov told mediapersons during a virtual press briefing from Moscow.
According to Peskov, sale of advanced Su-57 fighter jets to India will be on top of the agenda. The two leaders will also hold discussions on bilateral trade and economy, he added.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and other world leaders will attend the summit of the eleven nations which collectively represent more than a quarter of the global economy and nearly half of its population.
The two-day summit, hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will also witness the participation of leaders from Brazil, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The PM is expected to hold bilateral meetings with all the visiting leaders on the margins of the summit. His meeting with the Chinese leader is significant as it will provide the two leaders an opportunity to review bilateral ties, including progress in resolving the boundary dispute.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has also been invited as a special guest for the outreach sessions of the summit in his capacity as the current chair of the BIMSTEC grouping.
However, Bangladesh has not yet confirmed if he will participate in the summit, given the deadlock between the two countries over Dhaka’s demand for the extradition of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina.
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