Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes “all the best” to the prime minister “dear” Modi Modi ahead of his birthday on Saturday when the two leaders held talks during the annual summit of the Shanghai cooperation organization here on Friday.

Prime Minister Modi, who attended the first direct summit from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in two years in the historic Uzbek Samarkand City, will be 72 years old on Saturday.

In their first meeting after the Ukraine conflict broke out in February this year, Putin hoped that India and Prime Minister Modi.

I want to expect the best India. I also know that tomorrow, my friend, you will celebrate your birthday. According to Russian tradition, we never offered congratulations first. So, I can’t do it now, “Putin said.

But I want you to know that we know about that. And we hope for the best for you. We hope the best for the friendly Indians and we hope that prosperity to India is under your leadership,” Russia is 69 years old said the President.

Putin said the relationship between Russia and India continued to develop very quickly and had a strategic special partnership, stating that the two countries were actively involved in the international platform.

Having an extraordinary meeting with President Putin. We have the opportunity to discuss Indian-Russian cooperation in sectors such as trade, energy, defense, and more. We also discuss other bilateral and global issues,” Modi Tweet about her meeting with Putin .PM Modi arrived here on Thursday night at a visit around 24 hours.

The grouping summit influences eight countries occurred in the midst of geo-political chaos that grew mostly triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and China’s aggressive military attitudes in the Taiwan Strait.

Launched in Shanghai in June 2001, SCO has eight full members, including six members of the founder, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. India and Pakistan joined as full members in 2017.