| | Personally speaking, in a way, the journey for both of us started at the same time. I first met you [Mr. Putin] in 2001, when you were working as the head of the government and I had started working as head of the state government. Today, it has been 22 years, our friendship is constantly growing, we are constantly working together for the betterment of this region, for the well-being of the people. Today, at the SCO Summit, I am very grateful to you for all the feelings that you have expressed for India."<ref>https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1859972</ref>}} | | Personally speaking, in a way, the journey for both of us started at the same time. I first met you [Mr. Putin] in 2001, when you were working as the head of the government and I had started working as head of the state government. Today, it has been 22 years, our friendship is constantly growing, we are constantly working together for the betterment of this region, for the well-being of the people. Today, at the SCO Summit, I am very grateful to you for all the feelings that you have expressed for India."<ref>https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1859972</ref>}} |