<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to congratulate him on his victory in the Presidential elections held in Russia yesterday.&nbsp;</span></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Conveying his compliments on Mr Putin's success, the Prime Minister expressed hope that under Mr Putin's leadership, the special and privileged strategic partnership between the two countries will continue to grow from strength to strength.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">An official release said, the Prime Minister also stated that he looked forward to welcoming President Putin in India for the Annual Summit later this year.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">President Putin thanked Mr Modi and conveyed his commitment to further strengthen India-Russia relations in all spheres.</div>