Putin wishes Modi on his birthday, praises his role in strengthening Russia-India strategic partnership
by Abhilasha · KalingaTVAdvertisement
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday extended birthday greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, praising his personal efforts in strengthening bilateral ties.
In a congratulatory Telegram message published on the Kremlin’s website, Putin lauded PM Modi’s role in deepening the relationship between the two countries.
“You are making a great personal contribution to strengthening the particularly privileged strategic partnership between our countries and to developing mutually beneficial Russian-Indian cooperation in various areas,” Putin said in his message, according to Izvestia Multimedia Information Centre (Izvestia MIC).
Putin’s greetings came as world leaders marked the occasion, with former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak on Wednesday also extending greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the latter’s 75th birthday.
“It is a great pleasure to wish Prime Minister Modi a happy 75th birthday. In these uncertain times, we all need good friends, and Modi Ji has always been a good friend to me and to Britain,” Sunak said.
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