Modi-Putin Meet: Kashmir, Chennai-Vladivostok Maritime Route, Space Missions Among Issues Discussed businesstoday.in

PM Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Russia, met President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday and discussed a host of issues. The two leaders spoke on Kashmir and ways to strengthen cooperation in trade and investment, oil and gas, defence, transport infrastructure, people-to-people ties, space, as well as maritime connectivity and nuclear energy. PM Modi who will also attend the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) is the first Indian prime minister to visit the Russian Far East Region.

PM Modi expressed his gratitude to President Putin and people of Russia for conferring Russia’s highest civilian award on him. “This demonstrates the friendly relations between the people of our two countries. It’s a matter of honour for the 1.3 billion Indians,” he said. PM Modi was awarded the ‘Order of St Andrew the Apostle’ award by Russia in April for his services in promoting bilateral ties between the two countries. The award is the highest state decoration of Russia.