Russian President Putin Regrets Inability to Attend Delhi G20 Summit, Discusses Matter with PM Modi via Phone
The two leaders discussed about the issues of bilateral cooperation.
By Kanishka Rajora
The conversation between PM Modi and the Russian President came in the wake of reports last week indicating that the Russian President would not personally attend the G20 Summit to be held in New Delhi in September. An announcement from the Kremlin on Friday said Putin was busy with some other events.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the phone. The two leaders discussed the issues of bilateral cooperation. Meanwhile, President Putin expressed his inability to attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi on 9-10 September 2023 and informed that Russia will be represented by Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov.
Agreeing with Russia’s decision, PM Modi thanked President Putin for Russia’s continued support for all initiatives under India’s G-20 Presidency.
The conversation between PM Modi and the Russian President came in the wake of reports last week indicating that the Russian President would not be personally attending the G20 Summit to be held in New Delhi in September. An announcement from the Kremlin on Friday said Putin was busy with other events and that his main focus was on the ongoing military operation in Ukraine.
The G20 Summit is scheduled to be held on September 9 and 10 in New Delhi. This summit is expected to be one of the largest gatherings of leaders in India and around the globe. India assumed the Presidency of G20 on December 1, 2022 from Indonesia.
Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a press conference in Moscow that President Putin has no plans to attend the G-20 summit in New Delhi.
Kanishka Rajora is working as an intern at Nacion Story
