Putin confirms G20 absence to Modi, congratulates India on moon landing
Al JazeeraThe Russian president speaks to the Indian leader about ‘issues of mutual concern’, including trade and economic cooperation. Russian President Vladimir Putin will skip the Group of 20 summit in India next month and will send his foreign minister instead, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office has said. Modi’s office said he spoke to Putin by telephone on Monday, “expressing an understanding” for his decision not to attend the September 9-10 summit, which Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend. 🇷🇺🇮🇳📞 During a phone conversation President Vladimir #Putin and PM @narendramodi touched on current issues of Russian-Indian relations, which are developing progressively in the spirit of a specially privileged strategic partnership. 🔗 https://t.co/faZcjAPnFr pic.twitter.com/Ov4gR0clQQ — MFA Russia 🇷🇺 August 28, 2023 Modi and Putin also spoke on “issues of mutual concern”, including the recently concluded BRICS summit in South Africa.