Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties in areas of investment, energy and industrial cooperation.

Manturov, on a two-day visit to India, also held talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

The Russian embassy said Modi and Manturov discussed “specific steps to implement agreements reached” during the India-Russia summit held in December last.

“Particular attention was paid to further strengthening Russia-India trade, economic, investment, energy and industrial cooperation,” it said on social media.

In their meeting, Doval and Manturov were learnt to have discussed bilateral defence cooperation besides the evolving regional security situation.

The Russian first deputy PM’s visit to New Delhi comes days after India cleared procurement of a fresh batch of five S-400 missile systems from Russia.

The decision to procure the additional batch of five S-400 air defence missile systems was taken against the backdrop of the missile system proving its capability during Operation Sindoor.

The missile system played a crucial role in India’s dominance over Pakistan during the May 7-10 hostilities last year.