RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR MEETS BJP PRESIDENT TO DISCUSS STRENGTHENING OF INDO-RUSSIAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

‘- Vinay Shukla

New Delhi, March 3 (DishaMoscow) – The Russian Ambassador to India, Mr Nikolay Kudashev had a meeting with the President of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mr Jagat Prakash Nadda here yesterday to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral strategic partnership.

“During the conversation, prospects for the Russian-Indian inter-parliamentary cooperation were discussed in the context of strengthening the special and privileged strategic partnership between the two countries and the upcoming visit of H.E. Mr Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India to Moscow in May this year to participate in the events celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941–1945) as the Guest of Honour,” a Russian Embassy release said.

The meeting was held in a warm and friendly atmosphere and it was agreed to continue facilitating deeper people-to-people contacts, including youth exchanges, both in bilateral and multilateral formats, including in the light of the Russian chairmanship in BRICS and the SCO in 2020.