On August 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin will receive Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the Kremlin during the Indian minister’s working visit to Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
“He [Russian President Vladimir Putin] intends to receive Indian Foreign Minister Mr Jaishankar, who is in Moscow on a working visit, at the Kremlin in the coming hours,” Peskov told reporters.
Peskov described India as a “special and privileged partner” of Russia and said the talks would have a “more than extensive” agenda, Russian media reports.
Jaishankar has already met Russia’s co-chair of the intergovernmental commission, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov. He is also due to hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
By Aghakazim Guliyev