According to an MEA statement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Russia and Austria from July 8 to 10. On July 8, Modi will first visit Moscow at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin for the 22nd India-Russia Annual Summit.
The Ministry of External Affairs said, “The leaders will review the entire range of multifaceted relations between the two countries and exchange views on contemporary regional and global issues of mutual interest."Following his engagements in Russia, Prime Minister Modi will then visit Austria on July 9—the first-ever trip by an Indian Prime Minister in 41 years to this country.
According to plans, Prime Minister Modi will call on President Alexander Van der Bellen and hold talks with Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Austria. The programme includes an address to business leaders from India and Austria to highlight economic cooperation between the two countries. In this context, Prime Minister Modi will also interact with the Indian community in Moscow and Vienna, continuing the outreach to the diaspora.
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