Will be glad to meet our friend: Putin meets EAM, invites Modi

Moscow: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. During the meeting, Putin also invited PM Narendra Modi to visit Russia. “Our trade turnover is growing, for the second year in a row and at a steady pace. This year the pace is even greater than last year,” Putin said during the meeting. “We will be able to discuss all current issues, talk about the outlook for the development of Russian-Indian relations. We have a very large amount of work to do,” Putin added.