Modi likely to visit Russia in 2027 for annual summit: Kremlin

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Russia next year, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in Moscow on Monday ."More likely next year," he said when asked by the Russian state-run news agency TASS whether Modi would visit Russia before the end of 2026.

Earlier, the two sides were planning to schedule Prime Minister Modi's Moscow visit in December but the month is crowded with various other meetings, a person familiar with the matter told ET.

In accordance with the 2000 declaration on strategic partnership, the leaders of Russia and India meet annually on a rotating basis. It is now the Indian PM's turn to visit Russia for the next edition of the annual summit.


Modi's visit in 2027 will coincide with 80 years of the establishment of India-Russia ties.

PM Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin held extensive meetings twice this year, including on the margins of the BRICS summit in Delhi in September. Putin was on a rare three-day visit to India coinciding with the BRICS summit under India's presidency.