PM Modiwill co chair the 22nd Annual Summit between India and Russia with Russia President Vladimir Putin in Moscow today.

During the Annual Summit, Prime Minister Modi and President Putin will review the whole range of bilateral issues, including defence, trade linkages, investment ties, energy cooperation, education, culture, and people-to-people exchanges.

They will also share perspectives on regional and global developments of mutual interest. Both leaders will also assess the status of bilateral engagements in groupings such as BRICS, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), G20, East Asia Summit, and the UN.

Mr Modi reached Moscow last evening on a three day official visit to Russia and Austria. On arrival, Prime Minister was received by First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Denis Manturov at the Vnukovo-II airport and accorded a ceremonial welcome.

Russian artists performed Indian songs to welcome Prime Minister in Moscow. President Putin also hosted a private dinner for the Prime Minister last evening.

Today, Prime Minister Modi will interact with the Indian community in Russia. He will also lay a wreath at the Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier in Kremlin and visit the Rosatom Pavilion at the exhibition venue in Moscow.

These engagements will be followed by restricted level talks between the two leaders, which will then be followed by delegation level talks.

In the second leg of his two nation tour, Prime Minister will be visiting Austria later today at the invitation of the Chancellor of Austria.

This will be Prime Minister Modi’s first visit to Austria. He will hold restricted delegation-level talks with the Chancellor of Austria as well as a high-level business engagement.

Dr Radha Anjali, a Bharatanatyam dancer and president of Austro – Indian Association said that the PM Modi’s visit to Austria is significant for the relations between the two countries.