New Delhi, September 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in the Russian city of Vladivostok from Wednesday, where he will participate at the Eastern Economic Forum as one of the chief guests and the 20th annual India Russia summit that alternates between both the countries.
PM @narendramodi emplanes for Vladivostok, Russia. Highlights of this visit include his participation at the @en_forumvostok and the India-Russia Annual Summit with President Putin. @KremlinRussia_E pic.twitter.com/mBMI9J9jJO
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 3, 2019
In his statement before flying out, PM Modi said India and Russia ‘enjoy excellent relations, based on the strong foundation of our special and Privileged Strategic Partnership’ and the ‘strong partnership is complemented by a desire to promote a multipolar world and the two countries closely cooperate towards this end in regional and multilateral fora.”
On the first day he will visit ‘Zvezda’ Shipbuilding Plant along with President of Russia Vladimir Putin. Vessels, including icebreakers and oil tankers, are made here and ‘Street of the Far East’ exhibition. The first day will also see the annual India-Russia summit with both leaders holding bilateral talks.
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Of the 36-hours that PM Modi is going to be in Russia, he will speak at the plenary of the Eastern Economic Forum and also, along with Putin, go to the judo championship. A six-member Indian team is in Vladivostok to take part in the championship.
India believes its engagement with Russia will help its Indo-Pacific engagement and can help with the shortage of manpower in that part of Russia. With the opening of the northern sea route and arctic becoming the focus, New Delhi’s presence in the region will meet its energy need.
A fiver-year road map (2019-2024) will be announced on hydrocarbon cooperation, both in term of purchase and exploration. COAL India and Steel Authority of India will sign MoUs with there Russian counterparts for export of coking coal and cooperation in the mining sector.
