MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said Russian-Indian relations are based on “special and privileged strategic partnership” and hoped that the two countries will use joint efforts to continue to consistently build up productive bilateral cooperation across all areas.
Putin congratulated President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of India’s 76th Republic Day, the ministry of foreign affairs of Russia said. “Russian-Indian relations are based on special and privileged strategic partnership. I am confident that we will use joint efforts to continue to consistently build up productive bilateral cooperation across all areas, as well as constructive interaction in international affairs,” he said.
Without a doubt, this meets the fundamental interests of our friendly peoples and is in line with the efforts to form a fair multipolar international order, Putin added. In his message, Putin said the Indian Constitution that came into force 75 years ago laid the foundation for building effective state institutions and a free democratic development of India.
“Since then, your country has achieved universally recognised successes in socioeconomic, scientific, technical and other fields and has gained well-deserved authority in the international arena,” he added. Putin is expected to travel to India this year as part of the established framework for reciprocal annual engagements between the heads of the two countries.
Dates for his visit will be finalized soon.
