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The External Affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar had a meeting with the Russian strongman President Putin in Moscow on Tuesday the 18th of November 2025.

The one-to-one meeting took place on the side lines of the conference of the heads of government of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin.

In a social media message EAM said  – “Called on President Putin along with other Heads of SCO Delegations this afternoon.”

The meeting in the Kremlin was also attended by Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin, Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref, Prime Ministers Alexander Turchin of Belarus, Oljas Bektenov of Kazakhstan, Adylbek Kasymaliyev of Kyrgyzstan, Kokhir Rasulzoda of Tajikistan and Abdulla Aripov of Uzbekistan, as well as Pakistan Deputy PM Ishaq Dar and SCO Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev.

The meeting comes as the two sides prepare for President Putin’s visit to India for the 23rd annual summit.

The Russian President is expected to visit India around December 5 to hold annual summit talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

On the sidelines of the SCO,  Dr S Jaishankar also met Mongolia’s Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar and Qatari PM/FM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.