'It's Our Turn': Russia's Lavrov Says Putin Will Be In India Soon, First Time Since Start Of Ukraine War
"President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation to visit from the Indian head of government," Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday announced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plan to visit India. He informed that arrangements are currently being made for the Russian President’s visit to India. However, he did not specify the dates of Putin’s visit.
“President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation to visit from the Indian head of government. A visit by the Russian head of state to the Republic of India is currently being prepared," the Russian foreign minister was quoted by Russian news agency TASS.
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Lavrov noted that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his first foreign visit to Russia upon his re-election last year. “Now it’s our turn," he added.
Lavrov’s remarks came at a conference titled “Russia and India: Toward a New Bilateral Agenda". The meeting was organised by the Russian International Affairs Council or RIAC.
Notably, Prime Minister Modi was one of the few leaders in 2024 to visit both Moscow and Kyiv amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The Prime Minister also travelled to Russia in October last year to attend the BRICS Summit.
Putin last travelled to India in December 2021 for an annual summit and the proposed visit will be his first since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022.
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