Kremlin hopes Putin's important state visit to India will be fruitful

(Patria) - Yury Ushakov, Assistant to the Russian President for International Affairs, called Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to India "super big" and expressed hope that it will be fruitful in every sense, TASS reported.

"We and the Indian side are actively preparing for the visit and hope that it will be fruitful in every sense," Ushakov said.

The dates have been agreed for early December, he said, adding that they will be officially announced together with Indian partners.

"It will be a super big (visit) because it is even called a state visit," Ushakov said in an interview with a Russian journalist.

Most importantly, "this visit provides an opportunity to implement in practice the agreement between the Prime Minister (of India Narendra Modi) and the Russian President to meet every year for a thorough discussion of bilateral affairs and current international issues," he said, adding that "in this regard, this visit will, of course, be important."