Putin met with Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar

(Patria) - Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar after a meeting with representatives of all Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) countries, who were present at the meeting of the Council of Heads of Government there.

Putin shook hands with the guest from New Delhi, receiving him in the Senate Representation Office in the Kremlin.

The meeting is being held ahead of Putin's planned visit to India at the end of the year.

Earlier, SCO representatives participated in a meeting of heads of government at the Russia National Centre.

The meeting was chaired by the head of the Russian government, Mikhail Mishustin.

The meeting was the last event of the Russian presidency of the organisation, TASS reported.