Russian President Vladimir Putin dialed Prime Minister Narendra Modi On Monday to extend his support as India deals with the aftermath of a heinous terror attack and tensions with neighbouring Pakistan.
He also urged for justice to be brought soon and the attackers be punished.
Russian President Vladimir Putin dialed Prime Minister Narendra Modi On Monday to extend his support as India deals with the aftermath of a heinous terror attack and tensions with neighbouring Pakistan.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, Putin also told Modi that Russia fully supports India's fight against terrorism
He also urged for justice to be brought soon and the attackers be punished.
A group of terrorists killed 26 people, mostly tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on April 22. Since then the relations between India and Pakistan have worsened with both preparing for a probable retaliation.
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"President Putin @KremlinRussia_E called PM @narendramodi and strongly condemned the terror attack in Pahalgam, India," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a social media post.
"He conveyed deepest condolences on the loss of innocent lives and expressed full support to India in the fight against terrorism," Jaiswal added.
"He emphasised that the perpetrators of the heinous attack and their supporters must be brought to justice," he said.
The MEA spokesperson said Modi and Putin reiterated their commitment to further deepen India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership.
The prime minister conveyed his greetings to the Russian president on the celebration of the 80th anniversary of 'Victory Day'.
PM Modi also invited Putin for the India-Russia annual summit to be held in India later in the year.