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Modi and Putin to meet Friday ahead of BRICS summit in New Delhi

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin will meet in New Delhi on Friday, ahead of the BRICS summit, to discuss defense, nuclear energy, trade and economic cooperation.
  • The two leaders are also expected to discuss the war in Ukraine, as Russia has become India's main oil supplier during the conflict.
  • The BRICS summit will take place in New Delhi on September 12 and 13, with Iran's president confirmed to attend and China's participation still expected.

Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin will meet in New Delhi on Friday with a broad agenda that includes Russian Su-57 fighter jets, new nuclear plants and the future of India-Russia trade.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the talks would also cover economic cooperation and the war in Ukraine. He described the relationship between Modi and Putin as highly pragmatic, marked by enough candor to address sensitive global and bilateral issues openly and constructively.

The meeting will be the leaders' second in less than two weeks. They last met on August 31 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, during a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. On that occasion, Modi urged Putin to end the war in Ukraine.

The conflict has reshaped energy trade between the two countries. Russia has become India's main oil supplier, while Moscow has begun importing gasoline from India amid a fuel shortage caused by Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries.

Putin is due to attend the 18th BRICS summit in the Indian capital on September 12 and 13. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has also been confirmed, while Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to attend. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to be absent. The summit's theme is building resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability.

The relationship between Modi and Putin is very pragmatic and is characterized by a sincerity that allows them to address the most sensitive issues on the global agenda and in our bilateral relations in a very open and constructive way.

· Dmitry PeskovThe Kremlin spokesman described the character of the relationship ahead of the leaders' meeting.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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