During a joint press conference with Lavrov following their r talks, Jaishankar said he was confident that Prime Minister Modi and President Putin will meet for an annual summit next year.
Jaishankar stated earlier in his opening remarks that the two leaders had been in frequent contact.
“We will be glad to see our friend, Mr. Prime Minister Modi in Russia,” Putin told Jaishankar during their interaction.
Putin also said, “We know the position of Prime Minister Modi and have talked about this more than once. I am referring to his position, his attitude to complicated processes, including hot spots, the situation in Ukraine. I have repeatedly informed him about the situation around this conflict. I know about his striving to resolve this problem through peaceful means.”
“I ask you to give him my best wishes and please tell him that we are waiting for him in Russia,” Putin told Jaishankar, adding, “Although I know that India next year will have a busy political schedule. We wish success to our friends in India.”
The summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin is the highest institutional dialogue mechanism in the two countries’ strategic partnership.
At this point, 21 annual summits have taken place between India and Russia. The latest summit was held in New Delhi in December 2021.
Putin also stated that trade between Russia and India is growing, notably in sectors of crude oil and high technology.
Despite Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, India-Russia relations remained strong.