St Petersburg/New Delhi, Sep 12 (UNI) Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Thursday met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Konstantinovsky Palace in St Petersburg. During the meeting President Putin proposed to hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 22, on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan.
During the conversation, Vladimir Putin noted the successful development of the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between India and Russia and stressed the importance of security issues in bilateral relations, thanking the Indian Side for maintaining dialogue in this area, a statement from the Russian Embassy said.
President Putin proposed a bilateral meeting with PM Modi on October 22, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan to summarise the outcomes of joint work on the implementation of the agreements reached during the latter’s visit to Moscow in July and to outline prospects for the near future.
Ajit Doval, in turn, conveyed the words of gratitude from Prime Minister Modi. He also informed about PM Modi’s readiness to share information on his recent visit to Ukraine, the statement said.
NSA Ajit Doval is in St Petersburg for the BRICS NSAs meeting.
On Wednesday, Doval had a bilateral meeting with Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, on the sidelines of the BRICS NSAs meeting in Saint Petersburg. Both sides reviewed progress in bilateral cooperation and discussed important issues of mutual interest, the Indian Embassy said on X.
On the sidelines of the BRICS NSAs meeting in Saint Petersburg, NSA Ajit Doval had a bilateral meeting with the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Akbar Ahmadian and discussed issues of mutual cooperation and regional security, the Indian Embassy said.
