New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that his State visit to India and the agreements signed during bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi will further strengthen and deepen the Russia-India strategic partnership, as both sides reviewed their cooperation across a wide spectrum of sectors.

President Putin, during a joint press address at Hyderabad House, said the two leaders had developed a close working dialogue. He recalled his meeting earlier this year during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Tianjin, China.

"We and PM Modi established a close working dialogue in September when we were at the SCO summit in Tianjin. We are personally overseeing special developments on strategic avenues ...