Vladivostok | Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Japanese PM Shinzo Abe in Russia during his two-day visit to the country.
The two leaders pledged to deepen the robust bilateral ties in a number of areas, including in economic and defence sectors.
Modi, who arrived in Russia on a two-day visit, is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit to the Russian Far East Region.
This duo has met twice this year, one at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan and other one along the sidelines of G7 summit in Biarritz, France.
“Continuous engagement for concrete bilateral ties. Prime Ministers Shinzo Abe and Narendra Modi meet in Vladivostok,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a tweet.
A global partnership reinforced by robust bilateral ties
PM @narendramodi met with PM @AbeShinzo on the margins of 5th EEF in #Vladivostok. Discussed deepening multi-faceted ties in economic, defense & security, start-up & 5G areas and exchanged views on regional situation. pic.twitter.com/dKGdyHbGl9
— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) September 5, 2019
Modi arrived in Russia on Wednesday to participate in the 20th India-Russia annual summit and the fifth meeting of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF). On his arrival, Modi received a guard of honour at Vladivostok International Airport.
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