Updated On: 10 December, 2024 10:07 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday. Pics/Defence PRO

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According to the defence ministry, Singh, in the meeting, said, "Friendship between our countries is higher than the highest mountain and deeper than the deepest ocean"
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The defence minister conveyed to Putin that India has always stood by its Russian friends and will continue to do so in future

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Singh also conveyed warm greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to President Putin
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"Rajnath Singh discussed various issues of bilateral defence cooperation," the defence ministry said in a statement

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"Both leaders expressed that partnership between both countries holds immense potential and combined efforts will pave the way for remarkable outcomes," it said
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Singh called on Putin after co-chairing the 21st session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Cooperation along with his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov. The defence minister is on a three-day visit to Russia