NEW DELHI-Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 18 told a top Kremlin aide that he is looking forward to host Russian President Vladimir Putin in India, next month.

Modi said this to Nikolai Patrushev, aide to the Russian President and Chairman of the Maritime Board of the Russian Federation, called on him in New Delhi.

They discussed the ongoing preparations for the India-Russia Summit which is scheduled for early December during Putin’s much-awaited visit to India.

Putin last visited India in December 2021 to attend the 21st edition of the meeting.

On November 17, EAM S.Jaishankar met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow and discussed aspects of the bilateral and international agenda, with focus on preparations for the annual India-Russia Summit which will take place on the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration on Strategic Partnership between the two nations. (IANS)