Parliamentary Delegation from Russia Calls on the President of India

Tirlok Aggarwal

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03-04-2025

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Parliamentary Delegation from Russia Calls on the President of India

A Parliamentary delegation from the Russian Federation, led by H.E. Mr Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, called on the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Welcoming the delegation to India, the President said that exchanges of this nature among public representatives not only foster stronger cooperation but also allow the partnership to remain contemporary and updated. She stated that the positive impact of regular contacts is also evident in the broader India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership, which continues to benefit significantly from the ongoing interaction at various levels.

The President noted that at the leadership level, there is regular interaction between Prime Minister Modi and President Putin. The level of cooperation between our parliaments has also been very good. President Murmu said that mechanisms like the Inter-Parliamentary Commission have played an important role in facilitating cooperation.

She emphasized on special attention to closer interaction between women and youth parliamentarians of India and Russia.

The President shared with the delegation that she had inaugurated the New Delhi World Book Fair, where Russia is the Focus Country. She said that this Fair gives Indian readers a wonderful opportunity to get to know the rich literary heritage of Russia. She urged for stronger engagements in cultural and artistic domains.

A few days back, President of Russia Vladimir Putin had sent heartfelt congratulations to President of India Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on the occasion of Republic Day:

The Constitution that came into force 75 years ago laid the foundation for building effective state institutions and a free democratic development of India. Since then, your country has achieved universally recognized successes in socioeconomic, scientific, technical and other fields and has gained well-deserved authority in the international arena.

Russian-Indian relations are based onspecial andprivileged strategic partnership. Iam confident that we will use joint efforts tocontinue toconsistently build up productive bilateral cooperation across all areas, aswell asconstructive interaction ininternational affairs. Without adoubt, this meets thefundamental interests ofour friendly peoples andis inline with theefforts toform afair multipolar international order.