Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi met at the BRICS summit

Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi met at the BRICS summit at the Bharat Mandapan Convention and Exhibition Center and held a meeting lasting 45 minutes.

Modi handed Putin a book with the ancient Indian treatise on life “Tirukkural” in Russian.

The Kremlin stressed that Russia highly values ​​the trusting relationship between Putin and Modi, noting their penchant for communicating in informal settings.

MOSCOW, September 12 – RIA Novosti. The Government of India published on its Instagram account* footage from the meeting of Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BRICS summit to the song “Mother Earth”.

The video showed the two leaders greeting each other by shaking hands and hugging. Modi also presented the Russian president with a book with an ancient Indian treatise on life, Tirukkural, in Russian.

In addition, the authors showed a joint trip between Putin and Modi by car and a visit to the Innoprom India industrial exhibition.

Their meeting took place at the Bharat Mandapan Convention and Exhibition Center and lasted 45 minutes.

As the Kremlin emphasized, Russia highly values ​​the trusting relationship that has developed between Putin and Modi. According to presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, they like to communicate in an informal setting, when they can frankly exchange opinions on current issues.

Putin is working in India from September 11 to 13. The day before, he spoke at the BRICS Business Forum and met with colleagues from different countries, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Today the President took part in the eighteenth summit of the association and spoke about the radical transformations of the world.