India’s Prime Minister’s Office says Lavrov will represent Russia at the G20 summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin notified India that he would not be able to take part in the G20 summit in New Delhi, Russia would be represented at the event by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. About it reported office of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi following a telephone conversation between the leaders of the two countries.

The office noted that Modi treated the decision of the Russian president with understanding and thanked Putin for supporting the initiatives under the Indian G20 presidency.

Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the information about the refusal of the head of state to participate in the summit, declared TASS that the format of Putin’s participation in the event will be reported additionally.

August 28 Putin and Modi held telephone conversation during which they discussed the results of the BRICS summit and the upcoming meeting of the G20 leaders. The Presidents also considered issues of Russian-Indian relations, emphasizing the growth of trade and economic cooperation. In addition, Putin once again congratulated Modi on the successful landing of the Indian space station Chandrayaan-3 on the moon.

The G20 meeting will be held in Delhi on September 9-10. Last year, the G20 summit was held in Indonesia. Russia was represented by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Formerly Peskov saidthat Putin does not plan to personally participate in the G20 summit.