On Thursday, Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India recently attended a meeting with Vladimir Putin the President of Russia, as per the BRICS summit. The PM had already visited Sochi earlier and recently he asserted, that the friendship between India and Russia is progressing. Narendra Modi asserted, "I'm happy to have this opportunity to meet you(Putin)again. I'll always remember my visit to Sochi, especially the time we spent together. I think this demonstrates that friendship between India and Russia is moving forward in all its closeness.” Modi appreciated and congratulated Russian President, Vladimir Putin over the success of FIFA World Cup 2018. He asserted that the event has added to the heritage of the country. Russian President Putin, affirmed that the trade between India and Russia had progressed by a figure of 24%. Narendra Modi stated, "We are getting ready to visit India in October. Our efforts were quite successful and our mutual trade continued to grow.” On the same day, Modi also had a meeting with Xi Jinping, the President of China and also the Mauricio Macri, the President of Argentina. The President of Angola, Joao Lourenço also joined Modi in a meeting. Modi’s meeting with the leaders is being sought as an effort to aid the progress of Trade and commerce between the countries. Also read: Pak Election result on plain papers raises questions Dhadak sixth day collection: Dropping performance paving way for Mission: Impossible-Fallout?