NEW DELHI, August 18. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have discussed the development of partnership between the two countries over the phone, the Indian Foreign Ministry said.
"The leaders of the two countries touched upon a number of issues of bilateral cooperation to further strengthen the special and privileged strategic partnership between India and Russia," the ministry noted.
Earlier, the Indian prime minister said on X that the presidents discussed the negotiations that took place in Alaska.
"President Putin shared his assessment of the meeting with US President Donald Trump that took place last week in Alaska," the Foreign Ministry said. "Thanking President Putin, the prime minister emphasized India's consistent position regarding the peaceful settlement of the conflict through diplomacy and dialogue. He confirmed that India supports all efforts in this direction," the ministry said.
"The leaders of the two countries have agreed to maintain close contacts."
