TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ The visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here, primarily to attend the annual Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), is expected to result in increased business cooperation between India and Russia, besides a boost to overall bilateral ties.
Modi, who will be the Chief Guest at the 5th EEF, is expected to hold a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin which will focus on giving a boost to bilateral trade and investment and cooperation in the fields of defence, energy, infrastructure and various other sectors.
Situation in South Asia in the
context of war-mongering by Pakistan is also likely to come up during the
discussions between the two leaders. Modi and Putin are expected to discuss a
proposal to establish a free trade zone between India and the Eurasian Economic
Union (EAEU), a five-nation grouping, comprising Russia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Armenia and Belarus, formed in 2015 to create conditions for the
stable development of economies of the member states.
