New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- A meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been scheduled on the sidelines of the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday, ahead of the Prime Minister's visit to Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic.

MEA Secretary (West) Sibi George confirmed the planned meeting during a special briefing on the Prime Minister's upcoming four-day visit while responding to a question on whether PM Modi was likely to meet Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO Summit.

"We are working on a few bilateral meetings depending on the availability of time and convenience; the meetings will be he...