Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, termed late Russian Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin as a "great friend" of India and announced that a road in New Delhi has been named after him.
In a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Modi said:
A street in Delhi today (Thursday) has been named after Ambassador Kadakin, who was a great friend of India.
He said that Kadakin was a "glorious son of Russia and a great friend of India" and hailed his contribution to the India-Russia ties. Kadakin died in Delhi on 26 January this year after a brief illness.
Serving as Russia's Ambassador to India since 2009 in his second stint, he was credited with playing a significant role in promotion of relations between the two countries.
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