New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a telephone call from the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. During the call, the Russian president conveyed greetings to PM Modi on his birthday and the leaders took stock of various issues of the bilateral agenda, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday.

According to the MEA statement, "Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi received a telephone call today from the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. President Putin warmly conveyed his greetings on Prime Minister's 75th birthday. Prime Minister expressed his heartfelt appreciation for his wishes and enduring friendship."

The statement further observed, "The two leaders took stock o...