Lavrov announced preparations for Putin's visit to India

The visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India is being prepared. This was announced on March 27 by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

According to him, the Russian leader accepted the invitation of the head of the Indian government to visit New Delhi.

"The visit of the head of the Russian state to the Republic of India is being prepared," Lavrov said in a video message to the participants of the conference "Russia and India: towards a new agenda for bilateral Relations."

On February 18, Russia and India signed an agreement to simplify cooperation between the two countries' defense ministries in organizing joint events. In addition, during the meeting, the importance of the signed document for cooperation in the military field between the countries was noted, as well as the strengthening of specialized cooperation for strategic partnership.