Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, where the two leaders are expected to discuss bilateral ties along with regional and global matters.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, Modi will begin his two-country visit on August 29. He will be in Uzbekistan from August 29 to 30, where he is scheduled to hold delegation-level discussions with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries.
Modi will then travel to Kyrgyzstan for the SCO summit, being held in Bishkek from August 31 to September 1.
The upcoming Modi-Putin meeting is expected to include discussions on trade and economic cooperation. Putin had earlier indicated that he hoped to meet Modi during the SCO summit after holding talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Russia.
