PM Modi Conferred ‘Order of St Andrew the Apostle’- Russia’s Highest Civilian Honor- By Vladimir Putin | WATCH

Modi Russia Go to: Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday conferred the ‘Order of St Andrew the Apostle’– Russia’s very best civilian honour, on Foremost Minister Narendra Modi for his contribution to fostering bilateral ties between the 2 countries.

The distinguished award, which became announced for Modi in 2019, became conferred upon the Indian Foremost Minister by President Putin at a thought about one of a style ceremony in St. Andrew Hall inside of the Kremlin. Modi is the first Indian chief to be awarded with the ‘Order of St Andrew the Apostle’– Russia’s very best civilian honor.

The award became set up in 1698 by Tsar Peter the Great in honour of Saint Andrew, the first apostle of Jesus and patron saint of Russia.

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When accepting the award, Foremost Minister Modi committed it to the persons of India and to the regular bonds of friendship between India and Russia. He in an related development recounted that the focus illuminates the One in every of a style and Privileged Strategic Partnership between the 2 international locations, observed a comment issued by the Ministry of Exterior Affairs.

“I'm heartily grateful to you for conferring me with the very best civilian honour of Russia. This honour seriously seriously isn't to any extent added just mine, that's an honour of One hundred forty crore Indians. It be an honour of the centuries-ancient and deep friendship and mutual have confidence between India and Russia,” Modi observed after receiving the award.

The Foremost Minister additionally hailed President Putin’s management, lower than which India-Russia members of the family have bolstered in all academic materials and have scaled new heights.

“The muse of strategic ties between the 2 countries that you had laid has most extreme quality in an related development bolstered with the passing of time. Our mutual cooperation, according to persons-to-partnership, is changing into the hope and warrantly of a an even deal more desirable way forward for our persons,” he brought.

Later in a post on X, Modi observed, “Honoured to buy the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle. I commit it to the persons of India.”

Previous, President Putin congratulated Modi for the very best Russian award and wished him good wellness, success and the complete right.

(With PTI inputs)