Russian President Vladimir Putin met visiting Indian Foreign Minister Sugerson at the Moscow Kremlin on the 24th. The two sides positively evaluated Russian-Indian economic and trade relations, and stated that the leaders of the two countries look forward to meeting through the Shanghai Cooperation Organization platform. According to news from the Russian President's website on the 24th, during the meeting, Putin said that Russia and India continue to cooperate in almost all fields, and the trade volume between the two countries has increased this year. Putin said he hopes to meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi “within the framework of the work of the SCO” as planned in the near future. Putin said that Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Manturov had already discussed many important topics with Sugerson on the same day, including Russia's provision of energy and fertilizer to India. “Issues relating to cooperation in the fields of nuclear energy and high technology are all on the Russian-Indian agenda and are progressing steadily.” Sugerson said that economic cooperation between India and Russia has developed markedly. Modi is looking forward to meeting with Putin at the SCO summit and hopes that Putin will attend this year's BRICS summit. Also, according to news from the Russian federal government website on the 24th, bilateral trade volume between Russia and India increased 8% year-on-year in the first half of this year. At the Russian-Indian intergovernmental committee meeting held on the same day, the two sides discussed topics such as expanding direct business contacts between the two countries and expanding industrial and energy cooperation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met visiting Indian Foreign Minister Sugerson at the Moscow Kremlin on the 24th. The two sides positively evaluated Russian-Indian economic and trade relations, and stated that the leaders of the two countries look forward to meeting through the Shanghai Cooperation Organization platform. According to news from the Russian President's website on the 24th, during the meeting, Putin said that Russia and India continue to cooperate in almost all fields, and the trade volume between the two countries has increased this year. Putin said he hopes to meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi “within the framework of the work of the SCO” as planned in the near future. Putin said that Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Manturov had already discussed many important topics with Sugerson on the same day, including Russia's provision of energy and fertilizer to India. “Issues relating to cooperation in the fields of nuclear energy and high technology are all on the Russian-Indian agenda and are progressing steadily.” Sugerson said that economic cooperation between India and Russia has developed markedly. Modi is looking forward to meeting with Putin at the SCO summit and hopes that Putin will attend this year's BRICS summit. Also, according to news from the Russian federal government website on the 24th, bilateral trade volume between Russia and India increased 8% year-on-year in the first half of this year. At the Russian-Indian intergovernmental committee meeting held on the same day, the two sides discussed topics such as expanding direct business contacts between the two countries and expanding industrial and energy cooperation.