India & Russia to hold first 2+2 ministerial dialogue in Delhi

Russian President Vladimir Putin will also be arriving in Delhi on Monday to hold the 21st annual India-Russia summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives at Delhi airport. He will take part in the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue between India and Russia. (ANI)Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday arrived in India ahead of the first ‘2+2’ ministerial dialogue scheduled to take place in Delhi. The agenda for the dialogue, which will be held at the level of the foreign and defense ministers, will cover "political and defense issues of mutual interest".Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi had said last month that the new mechanism of two plus two dialogue is "expected to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries".
Russian President Vladimir Putin will also be arriving in Delhi on Monday to hold the 21st annual India-Russia summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Both leaders are expected to discuss key bilateral, regional, and international issues. This will mark the first face-to-face meeting between both the leaders, after they met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in November 2019.