Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, speaking to Indian media on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, said Moscow is preparing for President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India later this year. He noted that the bilateral agenda covers trade, defence, technology and cooperation across global platforms.

“In December, a visit from Mr Putin is being planned to New Delhi. We have a very extensive bilateral agenda, trade, military, technical cooperation, finance, humanitarian matters, healthcare, high-tech, artificial intelligence, and of course close coordination at the international level within the SCO, BRICS and bilaterally," Lavrov said.

He said that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is expected to visit Moscow this year, while he himself will travel to New Delhi as part of the

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