New Delhi has clarified that no deadline has been set for a meeting between the two leaders
Plans have not yet been made for a potential bilateral summit between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Foreign Ministry in New Delhi said on Thursday.
The clarification came after media reports cited Indian Ambassador to Moscow Pawan Kapoor as claiming that the two leaders could meet by the end of the year.
“I’ve seen some reports based on what our ambassador in Moscow said. I think he wasn’t quoted accurately, I don’t think there is an immediate date or plans for that,” Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi told reporters.
RIA Novosti previously cited Kapoor as saying that talks were at a “high level” regarding a potential summit between Putin and Modi by the end of 2023.
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