New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin today,1 September, following the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will first address the SCO plenary session before meeting President Putin.

"Tomorrow, the Prime Minister will be addressing the plenary session of the Summit, where he will outline India's approach to fostering regional cooperation under the SCO umbrella. After this engagement, he is scheduled to have a bilateral meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, following which he will depart for India," Misri said during a special briefing in Tianji...