Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan to start Moscow visit today
New Delhi: India’s oil and steel minister minister Dharmendra Pradhan will be visiting Moscow on Thursday and Friday, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s impending visit to Vladivostok.
PM Modi is expected to participate as the chief guest in the 5th Annual Eastern Economic Forum and also the 20th Annual Bilateral Summit between the two allies that is to be held during the first week of next month.
The visit comes in the backdrop of Russia coming out in support of India’s move to revoke a provision of its constitution and integrate Jammu and Kashmir more closely with the rest of the country.
