New Delhi has said that the India-Russia Annual Summit did not take place in 2020 because of the COVID pandemic and this was a mutually agreed decision between the two governments.<br />''<br />''In response to a media report regarding the India-Russia Annual Summit, MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said, any imputation otherwise is false and misleading.<br />''<br />''He said, spreading false stories on important relationships is particularly irresponsible.<br />''<br />''Russian Ambassador to India, Nikolay Kudashev said, the article published about the annual summit is far from reality.<br />''<br />''He said, special and privileged strategic partnership between Russia and India is progressing well despite the COVID19.<br />''<br />''Mr Kudashev said, the Russian Embassy is in a close touch with the Indian friends to work out new dates for the summit postponed due to epidemiological reasons.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">He expressed confidence that it will be held in near future, while the Russian-Indian relations will continue its further development.</span><br />