BEIJING, Dec 5 : Chinese official media on Friday highlighted President Vladimir Putin’s remarks calling both India and China the closest friends of Russia while emphasising that Moscow has “no right” to interfere in their bilateral ties.

China, a close ally of Russia, is yet to officially comment on Putin’s visit to India, while keeping a close watch on the outcome.

While Putin’s visit to India is largely ignored by the official media, which focused more on French President Emmanuel Macron’s current visit to Beijing, state-run Global Times, however, carried a report on Putin’s remarks on how he viewed Russia’s relations with India and China.

The daily, which is part of the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s official publications, quoted Putin’s remark to India Today stating that “India a

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